Erna Lee Mason papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an unbound scrapbook and records collected by Erna Lee Mason about her farm and the Mason family. The scrapbook includes photographs, deeds, correspondence, brochures, and ephemera. Farm records document maintenance and finances, such as acreage reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and tree upkeep. The collection also includes newspaper clippings about the Spanish-American War, Glover Cleveland’s presidency, and President Roosevelt’s economic policies.
Dates
- 1878-1985, undated
Creator
- Mason family (Family)
- Mason, Erna Lee, 1903-1995 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Erna Lee Mason (1903-1993) was born in Gwinnett County, Georgia, to Richard Ernest Mason (1873-1960) and Eva Leone Snead Mason (1877-1952) and had two siblings, Marguerite and Ivy Mason. She graduated from Georgia Evening College (later called Georgia State University). From 1924-1968 Mason worked at the Georgia State Health Department as an editor of their newsletter, Georgia Health. Additionally, she managed her family family and was a member of the League of Women Voters, the Gwinnett Historical Society, Druid Hills Garden Club, Rockbridge Baptist Church, and served as President of the Georgia Mineral Society.
Extent
0.417 linear ft. (one document case)
Language
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2020
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2022.
- Agriculture -- Georgia
- Crops -- Georgia
- Farm life -- Georgia
- Farms -- Georgia
- Food crops -- Georgia
- Fruit trees -- Georgia
- Gwinnett County (Ga.)
- Gwinnett County (Ga.) -- History
- Land titles -- Georgia
- Mason, Erna Lee, 1903-1995
- Newspaper editors -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Public health -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- Timber -- Georgia
- United States. Department of Agriculture
- Women farmers
- Title
- Erna Lee Mason papers
- Subtitle
- ahc.MSS1234
- Author
- Brittney English
- Date
- July 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository