Kell family papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains a farm record, account books, and daily diaries belonging to various members of the Kell family. The farm record belonging to John McIntosh Kell gives information regarding crops and livestock for the Kell's farm in Sunny Side, Georgia, south of Atlanta, Georgia. The account books show the many different expenses the family had including payment of the servants and purchasing of household goods. The daily diaries were kept by Blanche Monroe Kell (1836-) after Kell's death in 1900. The diaries include a few lines for each day and contain such information as the planting of vegetable gardens and different flowers, the births, deaths, and sicknesses of the various family members, and local news of Sunny Side, Georgia. The diaries also contain inventories of the fruits the family canned and tells what books Blanche Monroe Kell was reading and her impressions of each book.
Dates
- 1867-1914, undated
Creator
- Kell, Blanche Monroe (Person)
- Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900 (Person)
- Kell family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Kell family lived in Sunny Side, Georgia, near Griffin, Georgia. John McIntosh Kell was Captain of the Confederate ship Alabama. He was married to Blanche Monroe. They had six children: two sons and four daughters who lived to adulthood. The Kell family was spread throughout Georgia and letters were often written to Athens, Valdosta, Tifton, and Jessup, Georgia. Beginning in 1881, Kell served as Adjunct General of Georgia. He kept this position until his death in 1900. Also beginning in 1881, Kell served as the keeper of public buildings and grounds at the State Capitol. This position continued into the mid 1890s. Additional biographical information about the Kell family has not been determined.
Extent
0.42 linear ft. (one document case)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1993
- Title
- Kell family papers
- Author
- Laura Starratt
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository