Finding Aids to Archival Collections
Below is an alphabetical listing of links to finding aids of collections at the Georgia Historical Society. This list of links is a work in progress. Please consult the online catalog or the library and archives staff for additional resources. (Links are not viewable in Internet Explorer)
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Ervin E. Addy letter, 1862 MS 1510
Charles Afflebaum collection of letters from Georgia Episcopal bishops, 1847-1955 MS 1915
Alexander Drug Company ledger, 1910-1912 MS 1526
Robert Allen land grant and plat maps, 1753, 1787 MS 1953
Anderson and Pape family photograph album, circa 1870s-1890s MS 1946
Georgia Anderson commonplace book, 1860-1863 MS 1900
Jefferson Randolph Anderson letter, 1910 MS 2056
Andersonville prison photographs, circa 1900 MS 1774
John H. Angell collection of research materials on the LeConte family, 1932-1935 MS 1929
Ardsley Park/Chatham Crescent Neighborhood Association records, 1992-2000 MS 1939
Robert Armstrong diary, 1865 MS 1803
Elizabeth Arndt collection of Chatham County archaeological reports, 1990-1991
Atlanta Gas Light Company records on Athens, Augusta, Griffin, Macon, Rome, Savannah, Valdosta, and Waycross, 1857-2002 MS 1881
Atlantic Primitive Baptist Churcy records, 1923-1982 MS 1834
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Lawrence E. Babits papers, 1980-1990 MS 1511
Ivan Bailey Olympic Games sailing venue torch sculpture sketches, 1995 MS 1756
Nathan Crawford Barnett letter, 1873 MS 1844
Elizabeth D. Barr collection of Georgia postcards, 1908 MS 1966
Bayles family scrapbook, 1875-1910 MS 1831
Lallie Dozier Benkoski papers, 1905-2003 MS 1691
Boring family papers, 1832-1932 MS 1793
Burroughs, Berrien, and Falligant family photographs, 1880s, 1969 MS 1439
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard carte-de-visite, circa 1860 MS 1761
Emma Rebecca Berry scrapbook, circa 1870s-1880s MS 1528
Fred A. Birchmore papers, 1935-1939 MS 1616
Lillian Bolton collection on Georgia's Bicentennial Celebration, 1933 MS 1810
John W. Boston letter, 1864 MS 1779
Stephen Will Bourquin family genealogy materials and cased photograph, 1860s-2008 MS 1812
Allie Goodwin Myrick Bowden papers, 1923-1992 MS 1897
Patricia Bravo research materials on the John Reedy and related families, 1975-1977 MS 1869
Mary Ricketson Bullard papers on Cumberland Island, Ga., 1972-1993 MS 2028
Butts family land grants, 1820-1884 MS 1842
S. H. M. Byers sheet music, 1865 MS 1948
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Jesse A. Cail resolution, 1930 MS 1888
Ezekiel Noble Calhoun letters, 1830-1832 MS 1762
Jehu Neal Carter papers, 1857 MS 1802
William C. Caruthers Confederate States passport, 1863 MS 1932
Cassels Company records, 1905-1941 MS 2070
Center for Low Country Studies archaeological records, 1982-1990 MS 1816
Lucy Chambers papers, 1944-1963 MS 1470
Inez Tiedeman Chapin photographs, circa 1900, 1962 MS 1937
John H. Chapman accounts, 1826 MS 2072
Mary Lucile Chapman research materials on Joseph Habersham, circa 1960 MS 1424
Chatham County Environmental Forum resolution, 1992 MS 1759
Chatham County Jail records, 1884-1891 MS 1851
Elizabeth Chilcote photographs, 1920-1947 MS 1858
Children's Botanical Garden of Tiles records, 1994-1997 MS 1967
Marina P. and Nick Chiotellis genealogical research materials on Greeks in Savannah, Ga. and the surrounding area, 2007 MS 1910
Frank Chisholm notebooks, 1835-1902 MS 1843
Christ Church photographs, 1920-1983 MS 1960
City Lights Theater Company records, 1983-1999 MS 1943
Clarke County (Ga.) records, 1851-1886 MS 1887
Edward de Clifford Chisholm papers, circa 1870s-1930s MS 1527
Howell Cobb letters, 1855 MS 1785
James H. Cobb, Jr. photographs, circa 1930s MS 1437
Charles A. Collins papers, 1917-1919 MS 1848
Alfred H. Colquitt papers, 1844 MS 1777
Confederate States of America Army v. Morris demurrer, circa 1863 MS 1771
Conn family papers, 1866-1913 MS 1514
James M. Cook obituary and photograph, 1894 MS 1807
Robert Lee Cooper letters, 1894-1941 MS 1855
Butler King Couper collection of genealogical research materials on the Eve, Smith, and Pritchard families, 1948-1963 MS 1457
Couper and Wylly family papers, 1722-1955 MS 1872
Joseph Crandon, Jr. letter, 1865 MS 1782
Cunningham and Lawton family papers, 1860s-1970s MS 1444
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Eldon Earle Davidson records on Savannah International Airport, 1958-1995 MS 1552
Archibald Kimbrough Davis research files on Civil War blockade running, circa 1860-1990 MS 1776
Margaret Debolt collection of Emma Rylander Law photographs and biographical information, circa 2007, undated MS 1923
Richard Dennis invoice, 1799 MS 2068
Diamond Manufacturing Company records, 1959-1987 MS 1549
John Michael Doyle diary, 1881-1883 MS 1861
Katherine Morrell Driscoll letters, 1942-1947 MS 1795
Madeline Dub certificates, 1898, 1901 MS 1632
D.G. Duncan and William Duncan letters to Godfrey Barnsley, 1850-1851 MS 1736
S.C. Dunning letter, 1821 MS 1904
DuPont family papers, 1890-1973 MS 1884
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Englerth family papers, 1868-2005 MS 1886
English-Speaking Union records, 1928-1989 MS 1865
Count d'Estaing memoir, circa 1785 MS 2112
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Farr family papers, 1859-1972 MS 1443
Felton Coleman Farrar family gravesite photographs, circa 2006 MS 1921
Reed T. Ferguson research materials on John Couper, 1987-1994 MS 1908
Fire Engine Company No. 3 (Savannah, Ga.) records, 1936-1937, 1939-1940 MS 1957
First African Baptist Church (St. Catherine's Island, Ga.) records, 1843-1908 MS 1763
Charles E. Flanders papers, 1850-1896 MS 1422
John F. Floyd letter, 1864 MS 1800
Maude Bryan Foote papers, 1886-1900s, MS 1862
Thomas Marsh Forman photograph, late 1800s MS 1811
Frewin, Stevens, and Taylor family papers, 1802-1999, MS 1909
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William M. Gabard photograph, 2007 MS 1965
William Gainer deed, 1810 MS 1954
Stickney S. Gale letter, 1865 MS 1780
C.E. Gay, Jr. diary, 1904 MS 1805
John W. Geary letters, 1858-1865 MS 2030
Georgia and Florida Railway Company bond, 1914 MS 1534
Georgia Chemical Works agreement with Mrs. H.C. Griffin, 1863 MS 1821
Georgia Military Officers Association of America records, 1964-2006 MS 2005
Georgia Ports Authority records, 1950-2000 MS 1949
Georgia Salzburger Society records, 1992-1997 MS 1930
Georgia State College of Agriculture photographs, 1929 MS 1947
Georgia Volunteers 28th and 55th regiments muster rolls and other documents, 1862-1863 MS 1806
German Friendly Society records, 1931-1937 MS 1931
Gignilliat family daguerreotypes, circa 1850s MS 1945
Marvin B. Gillis research materials on Georgia families, 1989-2000 MS 1860
Irma Ginsberg property documents, 1938-1949 MS 1845
Dora Golinski indenture, 1891 MS 1429
Thomas Goulding letter, 1804 MS 1885
James H. Grady papers, 1936-1945 MS 1905
John Graham claim, 1776-1789 MS 1830
Rosa Lee Grant photographs, 1918-1922 MS 1770
L.J. Guilmartin and Company receipts, 1865 MS 1765
Gunn and Meyerhoff West Congress Street revitalization architectural drawings, 1965 MS 1757
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Robert Habersham letters, 1839, 1867 MS 1661
Edward Hahn research materials on the Georgia Calvary 5th Regiment, 1950-1996 MS 1850
Lyman Hall court summons, 1786 MS 1486
Hamilton, Hardeman & Co. broadside, 1843 MS 1829
Harley family scrapbook and postcard, 1861-1878 MS 1773
Jean B. Harper collection of Georgia postcards, 1906-1940 MS 1826
Harris and Hall family papers, circa 1823-1900 MS 1798
Harrison family commonplace book, 1868-1911 MS 1874
Harold J. Hart papers, 1943-1945 MS 1840
Hendon family bible, 1847 MS 1878
Fanny Hickman emancipation act, 1834, 1840 MS 1760
Hodgson Hall (Savannah, Ga.) stereoview, 1901 MS 1833
George B. Hooks papers, 1958-2008 MS 1783
John Hopkins loyalist claim, 1784 MS 1477
Hotel De Leitch account book, 1909 MS 1895
Mildred Nix Huie Girl Scout photograph, circa 1912 MS 1922
Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church records, 1908-1988 MS 1473
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International Association of Machinists records, 1947 MS 1820
Mary S. Irwin Wood papers, 1886-1924 MS 1366
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Lucy Jenkins and Will Showers photographs, circa 1950s MS 1769
James Longstreet Sibley Jennings, Jr. collection of Georgia letters and accounts, 1758-1846 MS 1942
Malcolm A. Johnson land grant, 1832 MS 1824
George Fenwick Jones maps and photographs on Georgia Salzburgers, circa 1700s-1900s MS 1924
Juchter family photographs, 1900 MS 1481
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Julia Blanch Munroe Kell papers, 1838-1908 MS 1794
Gladys M. Knapp papers, 1916 MS 1449
Ku Klux Klan of Georgia membership applications and reports, 1947-1948 MS 1819
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Landmark Motor Lodge and Restaurant postcard, 1961 MS 1964
Mills B. Lane, Jr. papers, 1912-1989 MS 1914
Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation records, 1922-1998 MS 1599
Leadership Savannah records, 1964-1981 MS 1835
George R. Lee letter, 1862 MS 1637
Robert LeHow collection of antebellum and Civil War era currency, 1854-1864
Letter regarding January 1865 fire in Savannnah, Ga., 1865 MS 1896
B. H. Levy papers, 1982-1998 MS 1911
Abraham Lincoln autograph, 1863 MS 1468
John Lindsey deed, 1796 MS 1899
Lucas Theatre for the Arts, Inc. records, 1987-1998 MS 1951
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Malcolm Maclean speeches, circa 1966 MS 1847
McCrimmon and McRae family papers, 1824-1928 MS 1875
Henry C. McKeithen genealogical research materials, 1969-1995 MS 1901
James Henry McKenna, Jr. papers and McKenna Supply Company account book, 1940-1998 MS 1750
Georgia Adams Rathbone McPherson scrapbook, 1893 MS 1554
Don Juan McQueen papers, 1779-1803 MS 1786
L.P. Maggioni and Company records, 1883-1982 MS 1893
John Mallory bill of sale, 1845 MS 1868
R. B. Mallory business papers, 1923-1945 MS 1952
Marshbank family collection of Georgia postcards, 1906-1912 MS 1827
Van Jones Martin photographs, circa 1974-1983 MS 1376
David L. Meddin records on 18 East Oglethorpe Avenue (Savannah, Ga.), 1967-1981 MS 1892
Arthur Adonel Mendonsa, Jr. papers, 1915-2000 MS 1772
Johnny Mercer sheet music, 1931-1941 MS 1813
John Milledge letter, 1793 MS 1796
Francis L. Mobley letters, 1861-1864 MS 1822
Catherine R. Moirai papers, circa 1940-2008, MS 1775
Mohr and Tussey family deeds, 1850-1859 MS 1854
Morehouse and and Scott family papers, 1936-1973 MS 1913
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National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage broadsides, 1917-1919 MS 1804
National Museum of Roller Skating collection of Georgia roller-skating rink stickers, circa 1940s-1950s MS 1838
National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia genealogy files, 1775-1980 MS 1755
Nightingale family photographs and postcards, circa 1880s-1921 MS 1227
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Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah advertisement, circa 1890s MS 1917
Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah architectural drawings and photographs, 1914-1951, MS 1832
George E. Oliver papers, 1954-1989 MS 1859
Opera Study Club records, 1912-1979 MS 1867
Will Orange payroll stub, 1913 MS 1963
Hortense M. Orcutt papers, 1904-1922 MS 1503
George S. Owens memorandum of agreement, 1869 MS 1918
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Papot family papers, 1836-1930 MS 1792
Parent and Child Development Services, Inc. records, 1840-1988 MS 1920
Albert Parker certificates, 1928-1951 MS 1916
Dr. Elisha Parsons letters, 1876-1884 MS 1836
Perkins family papers, 1899-1960 MS 1459
Joseph B. M. Perkins business papers, 1910-1911 MS 1883
Lovick Pierce letter, 1826 MS 1788
Photocraft records, 1937-1973 MS 2102
Sarah N. Pinckney genealogy files and research materials on Georgia cemeteries, 1930s-2009 MS 1969
J.T. Price letter, 1831 MS 1766
Charles H. Prout research materials on Georgia governors, 1990-1991 MS 1797
E. H. Pughe business card, circa 1860s-1880s MS 1936
Pye family papers, 1900-1938 MS 1863
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Winifred Quarterman income bond, 1928 MS 1419
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Ruby A. Rahn research materials on Savannah Area steamboats, 1957-1967 MS 2002
Emily G. Ravenel visitors' book, 1943-1944 MS 1925
Ravenel family papers, 1830-1988 MS 1828
Beth Lattimore Reiter collection of Ardmore, Ardsley Park, and Chatham Crescent neighborhood records, 1909-1985 MS 1940
Daniel Remshart deed, 1819 MS 1871
Research materials on various Georgia locations, 1997-2001 MS 1959
Julie Houstoun Resor collection of Houstoun family and Charles Mallory papers, 1787-1961 MS 1524
Gordon A. Roberts genealogical research materials on the McLendon family, 1958-1994 MS 1919
Michael S. Robertson, Sr. papers on Windsor Forest, 1955-1976 MS 1790
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Emanuel Saloshin indenture and receipt, 1887 MS 1474
Savannah Art Association records, 1976-1997 MS 1849
Savannah Bank and Trust Company records, 1869-1982 MS 1882
Savannah Board of Trade records, 1918-1921 MS 1938
Savannah Cottage and Improvement Company stock certificates, 1891-1902 MS 1417
Savannah, Florida, and Western Railway letter, 1881 MS 2084
Savannah Historic District Board of Review records, 2000 MS 1877
Savannah Linen Supply Company photographs, circa 1900s-1920s MS 1955
Savannah Olympic Support Council records, 1989-1997 MS 1856
Savannah Symphony Women's Guild records, 1975-2003 MS 1889
H.M.S. Scarborough ships' log, 1775-1776 MS 1846
William Scarbrough articles of association and copartnership, 1818 MS 1490
William E. Scarborough collection on the Baston Aero Yacht project, 1984-1985
Victor G. Schreck collection of Chatham County property records, circa 1730s-1920s, MS 1906
Fred Schulze scientific diary, 1967-1979 MS 1467
Nancy Scott-Chaffin collection of Georgia postcards, 1911-1915 MS 1837
Sibley, Jennings, and Erwin family papers, 1839-1986 MS 1933
Jefferson W. Sirmans tax returns, 1942-1945 MS 1970
Diana L. Smith photographs of Hermitage Plantation, 1935 MS 1673
Julia Floyd Smith papers, 1957-1986 MS 1501
M. F. Smith collection of architectural drawings and maps, 1920s-1960s MS 1469
Nancy K. Smith collection of Georgia hospital postcards, 1906-1960 MS 1808
Stephen J. Smith collection of research materials on the Savannah Police Department, circa 1860s-1997 MS 1944
Southland Oil Company records, 1951-1962 MS 1512
Denis Spelman military order, 1865 MS 1857
Frank W. Spencer papers, 1935-1979 MS 1928
James Stallings letter, 1782 MS 2065
Bess D. Stanley genealogical research materials, 1952-1981 MS 1455
Frank C. Stanton collection of Savannah Olympic Support Council records, 1991-1996 MS 1935
W. F. Stark papers, 1862 MS 1791
Richard M. Stone research materials on the naval stores industry, 1945-1950 MS 1466
Eleanor Knorr Strain genealogical research materials, 1962-1985 MS 1519
W. G. Strobhar indenture, 1924 MS 1898
Byron Daniel Stuart diary, 1861-1862 MS 1553
Anne Gordon Sweat collection of photographs, 1886-1910 MS 1926
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Artie Taylor commonplace book, 1858-1882 MS 1902
Dimey Taylor bond, 1817 MS 1508
W. S. Taylor letter, 1860 MS 1852
Telfair Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association records, 1933-1994 MS 1912
Arnold Tenenbaum papers, 1982-2000 MS 1894
Tiller family papers, 1868-1968 MS 1903
Traub family papers, 1950s-2005 MS 1873
Tremont Park Corporation ledgers, 1953-1978 MS 1950
Trezise family papers, 1864-1948 MS 1823
Trustees' Garden Club scrapbook, 1965-1977 MS 1941
Robert E. Tucker photographic slides, 1964-1977 MS 1809
Robert E. Tucker, Jr. collection of Savannah, Ga. photographs, 1964-1965 MS 1839
W. Champneys Tunno, Jr. photograph album, 1969-1999 MS 1968
W. Turner letters, 1883 MS 1870
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Unidentified cartographer's diary, 1936 MS 1890
Unidentified scrapbook, 1912-1920 MS 1958
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Irene Bird Wade commonplace book, 1876 MS 1482
Jacob Waldburg pardon, 1865 MS 1961
Jacob Waldburger deeds, 1795-1796 MS 1962
Walton and Charlton family papers, 1840, 1928 MS 1758
John Elliott Ward letter, 1900 MS 1789
Wells and Dunn promissory notes, 1853 MS 1907
J.R. White letter, 1864 MS 1801
John White power of attorney, 1824 MS 1456
Wilkes County slave records, 1812-1861 MS 1781
Wilkinson family legal documents, 1826-1909 MS 1778
Williams and Hill family bible, 1867 MS 1879
Elizabeth deC. Wilson collection of Wilson family papers, 1943-1997 MS 1927
Mahla Kent Wilson collection of photographs and school yearbooks, 1885-1989 MS 1934
Wilson family papers, 1885-1990 MS 1891
Shadrach Nicholas Winkler, Jr. diary, 1857 MS 1784
Work Projects Administration statewide recreation program records, 1936-1963
Woman's Christian Temperance Union petition and invitation, 1888 MS 1825
Women of Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church financial records, 1930-1965 MS 1876
Woodbridge family papers, 1847-1907 MS 1866
W. Woodbridge letter, 1850 MS 1864
WSVH records, 1980-1989 MS 1853
Batt Wyche family Bible and genealogy notes, 1806, 1913, 2007 MS 1767
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