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Women -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Constance Spalding Anderson photographs of the Brown, Connally, and Spalding families

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS429
Scope and Contents

This collection contains images of the Brown, Connally, and Spalding families and their friends. It primarily features identified portraits of women. Of special note is an image of Rand Peacock (possibly 1835-?), a man who was enslaved by the Connally family. Also included in the collection are signed photographs of actress Emma Abbott (1850-1891).

Dates: 1870-1918, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Constance Spalding Anderson photographs of the Brown, Connally, and Spalding families

Fawcett - Paramore family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS303
Scope and Content

This collection consists of portrait images of Fawcett and Parramore family members, including William E. Parramore; John Robert Parramore; Sophronia Elizabeth Parramore; Lena Beall Parramore; and Frank Harris. Also included is an interior view of Ben H. Harris' home in Columbus, Georgia.

Dates: 1880-1904, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Fawcett - Paramore family photographs

Gay Bolling Shepperson papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS522
Scope and Content

This collection consists of personal and business correspondence; copies and original newspaper and magazine clippings; house blueprints; and a World War II dated events map.

Dates: 1883-1945, undated; Majority of material found within 1933 - 1945
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Gay Bolling Shepperson papers

Irene Toy Sherard photograph collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS229
Scope and Content This collection contains two albums of black and white photographs. The images are of Irene Sherard, her family and her friends. Most of the images are undated and are taken in outdoor settings. The subjects of the images appear to be young men and women participating in group activities in playful outdoor settings. Locations of the photographs include Brookhaven, Grant Park, Lithia Springs, and Little St. Simon's Island, Georgia. Some of the images have captions written by Irene Sherard....
Dates: approximately 1900-1925
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Irene Toy Sherard photograph collection

Mary J. Stafford Thompson correspondence

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS349f
Scope and Content

This collection contains copies of letters from and to Mary J. Stafford Thompson with individuals in Georgia such as Washington, Rome, Oakland, Milledgeville, Dalton, Greensboro, and Decatur.

Dates: 1846-1864
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Mary J. Stafford Thompson correspondence

Tom Woodham papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1198
Scope and Contents This collection contains articles, correspondence, clippings, lecture notes, and a landscape plan that provide details on Woodham's professional and personal interests in horticulture and garden history. Included in the collection are Woodham's articles for Veranda magazine, correspondence with publishers and garden writers such as Penelope Hobhouse, Sir Roy Strong, and Dr. Julia Trevelyan Oman, and lecture notes for various speaking engagements. Also a part...
Dates: 1930-2015, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Tom Woodham papers