ms_1929.xml Finding Aid to the John H. Angell collection of research materials on the LeConte family, 1932-1935 Written by Elizabeth Delmage Encoding funded by a 2008 Archives-Basic Projects grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, September 2009 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard MS 1929 John H. Angell collection of research materials on the LeConte family 1932-1935 1 box (.25 cubic feet) Angell, John H., fl. 1996. Collection materials are in English. Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
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The collection is open for research.

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 Subject headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Angell, John H., fl. 1996. LeConte, John, 1818-1891. LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. LeConte family. Physicians--Georgia. Biographies. Genealogies. Letters (correspondence) Research notes. Biographical information

The LeConte family of Georgia was known for being a family of scientists. The family was of Huguenot descent and originally settled in Pennsylvania, keeping their summer home in Philadelphia and spending their winters in Georgia. Louis LeConte was educated as a physician and moved to Georgia around 1810 to settle on the Woodmanston plantation in Liberty County, Georgia. Louis LeConte was married to Ann Quarterman LeConte and was the father of John and Joseph LeConte, both known internationally for their scientific knowledge and discoveries.

 Scope and content note

This collection contains research notes, correspondence, biographies, reports, and genealogies collected by Dr. John Abbott from 1932-1935 on the LeConte family of Liberty County, Georgia. Majority of this collection refers to the work and reports of Dr. John LeConte (1818-1891) and Dr. Joseph LeConte (1823-1901).