PARK, LEMUEL MADISON, 1846-1916.
Lemuel Madison Park papers,
1888-1922
Lemuel Madison Park papers, 1888-1922
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zr0g
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Park, Lemuel Madison, 1846-1916. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lemuel Madison Park papers, 1888-1922 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 630 |
| Extent: | 2 linear feet (4 boxes), 1 oversized bound volume (OBV), and 1 oversized papers box and 1 oversized papers folder (OP) |
| Abstract: | Papers of public officer Lemuel Madison Park, including correspondence, business records, personal papers, diplomas, and a family chart. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 1982; with subsequent additions, 1994
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Lemuel Madison Park papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Peter Leithart, August 1993 .
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Lemuel Park (1846-1916) was the son of Major John Park, the founder of LaGrange Female College and a charter member of the Emory College Board of Trustees. A Civil War veteran, Lemuel was president of Park Cotton Mills and Park Hotel in LaGrange, and appears to have been president of Commercial Union Insurance Company in Atlanta during the early twentieth century. In 1914, he ran unsuccessfully for State Treasurer.
Robert Park (1843-1904) was an 1860 graduate of Emory College and a Civil War veteran. Following the war, Robert taught for a year at Tuskegee High School, became principal at Lucas Institute, Mount Meigs, Alabama, and then principal of LaGrange High School. In 1872, he moved to Macon, Georgia, to take a position with a publishing company. From 1886 on he was a Trustee of Emory College and from 1900 until his death he served as Georgia's State Treasurer.
Biographical Source: More detailed information on the Park family, especially concerning Robert Emory, may be found in William Northen, ed., Men of Mark in Georgia, vol. 4, p. 197-203.
Scope and Content Note
The Lemuel Madison Park papers, 1888-1922, consist mainly of correspondence and business records of Lemuel and his brother, Robert Emory Park. This collection has been divided into three sections. Section 1 contains the records of Lemuel Park, which have been separated into three groups: general correspondence and personal papers, insurance papers, and materials relating to his campaign for State Treasurer of Georgia. Section 2 includes personal papers of Robert Park concerning his term as Georgia State Treasurer, his book about the 12th Alabama Regiment of the Confederate States of America, his service on the finance committee of the Emory College Board of Trustees, and diplomas and certificates awarded to him. Section 3 include diplomas and certificates related to other family members. Section 4 contains a genealogy chart of the Park family.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Corporate Names
- Commercial Union Insurance Companies.
- Emory College.
- Fraternal Commercial Union.
- Georgia. Treasury Dept.
Topical Terms
- Elections--Georgia.
- Insurance agents--Georgia.
- Insurance companies--Georgia.
- Political campaigns--Georgia
- State governments--Georgia--Officials and employees.
Geographic Names
Occupation
Container List
| Lemuel Madison Park papers | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 | General correspondence, 1904-1916, no date |
| 1 | 3 | Financial records |
| 1 | 4 | Miscellaneous advertisements |
| 1 | 5-6 | Envelopes |
| 1 | 7-8 | Insurance papers: Correspondence, 1904-1905 |
| 1 | 9-24 | Insurance papers: Policy applications |
| 2 | 1-9 | Insurance papers: Policy applications |
| 2 | 10 | Insurance papers: Weekly reports |
| 2 | 11 | Insurance papers: Financial records |
| 2 | 12-17 | Insurance papers: Insurance policies |
| 2 | 18-20 | Insurance papers: Legal documents |
| 2 | 21 | Insurance papers: Receipt books |
| 2 | 22 | Insurance papers: Envelopes |
| 3 | 1-7 | Campaign for State Treasurer: Correspondence, 1914 March-August; no date |
| 3 | 8-12 | Campaign for State Treasurer: Lists of voters |
| 3 | 13 | Campaign for State Treasurer: Ballots and leaflets |
| 3 | 14 | Campaign for State Treasurer: Clippings |
| 3 | 15 | Campaign for State Treasurer: Notes |
| OBV1 | Lemuel Park ledger for Commercial Union Insurance Company | |
| Robert Emory Park papers | ||
| 4 | 1 | Correspondence, 1888-1901 |
| 4 | 2 | Correspondence, 1902-1903 |
| 4 | 3 | Correspondence, 1904 January-March |
| 4 | 4 | Correspondence, April-September |
| 4 | 5 | Correspondence, October-December |
| 4 | 6 | Correspondence, 1905 January-March |
| 4 | 7 | Correspondence, April-June |
| 4 | 8 | Correspondence, July-December, n.d. |
| 4 | 9 | Correspondence, 1906 |
| 4 | 10 | Correspondence, 1907 |
| 4 | 11 | Correspondence, 1908 |
| 4 | 12 | Correspondence, 1909-1914, n.d. |
| 4 | 13-14 | Financial and legal records |
| 4 | 15-17 | Clippings and printed material |
| 4 | 18 | Certificates |
| 4 | 19 | Notes |
| 4 | 20 | Invitations and programs |
| 4 | 21 | Postcards |
| 4 | 22 | Business cards |
| 4 | 23 | Ballots |
| 4 | 24 | Bookplates and subscription blanks |
| 4 | 25-26 | Envelopes |
| OP2 | - | Poster advertising inter-state fair |
| OP1 | 1 | Certificates and diplomas: Emory College, Master of Arts, July 1873; Association of the Army of Northern Virginia: Virginia Division, February 9, 1886; College of East Alabama, July 8, 1892; Insurance Charter, January 28, 1896; State of Georgia: State Treasurer certificate, October 1906; State of Georgia: State Treasurer certificate, October 1910; General Society of Colonial Wars, August 2, 1914; and Jefferson Davis Home Association, no date |
| Other Family Members | ||
| OP1 | 2 | Arthur Park: Certificates and diplomas: Technological High School, Diploma, June 9, 1916; University of Georgia: State College of Agriculture: The Agriculture Club, June 18, 1919; University of Georgia: Bachelor of Agriculture, June 1919; Georgia School of Technology: Bachelor of Science in Commerce, June 13, 1921; Atlanta Law School: Bachelor of Law, June 6, 1923; General Society of Colonial Wars, March 15, 1960 |
| OP1 | 3 | Other family members: Certificates and diplomas: Mrs. Henry Harris, Certificate of Friendship, Protection, and Kindness of all True and Accepted Free Masons, January 25, 1915; Madison Lemuel Park, Technological High School diploma, June 20, 1919; Stella Swanson, Southern Female College diploma, no date; Edwin O. Williams, Master Mason certificate, College Park Lodge No. 454, November 1, 1909; [niece of Edwin 0. Williams), Certificate of Friendship, Protection, and Kindness of all True and Accepted Free Masons, November 13, 1922 |
| OP1 | 4 | Other family members: Diploma: Martha Harris: Southern Female College, May 21, 1901 |
| Genealogy | ||
| 4 | 27 | Park family chart |
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