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David Thomas Powell papers, 1838, undated

0.25 cubic ft. (1 box)

Contains heraldry, sketches, and historical information about the Cottingham Church (East Riding of Yorkshire), Leiston Abbey (Suffolk), and Landguard Fort (Suffolk).

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Sadye Harris Powell family papers, 1910-2006

2 linear feet (5 boxes), 2 oversized papers boxes (OP), 1 bound volume (BV), and 5 oversized bound volumes (OBV)

Papers relating to the Sadye Harris Powell family, an African American family from Atlanta, Georgia, including photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and printed material.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

James A. Porter papers, 1867-2009 (bulk 1920-1995)

45.5 linear feet (93 boxes), 2 oversized papers boxes and 1 oversized papers folder (OP), 1 bound volume (BV), AV Masters: 1 linear foot (1 box and LP1) and 14.5 MB born digital material (81 files)

Papers of African American artist and art historian James A. Porter including correspondence, personal papers, artwork, writings, Howard University files, artist and subject files collected by Porter, photographs, and audiovisual material, as well as some papers of wife Dorothy Porter Wesley and daughter Constance Porter Uzelac.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

John Prince papers, 1803-1811

0.2 cubic ft. (2 folders)

Consists of letters written to the Reverend John Prince while he was the chaplain of Magdalen Hospital.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Robert Asher Preston papers, 1923-1996

0.50 cubic ft. (2 boxes)

Contains Robert Preston's personal papers along with a collection of works regarding Anton T. Boisen, a dissertation on Boisen by Glenn H. Asquith, Jr., and autobiographical information on Robert Preston.

Repository: Pitts Theology Library

Phi Beta Kappa Gamma Chapter of Georgia records, 1906-2001

9 linear ft. (19 boxes) and one extra oversized paper (XOP)

Phi Beta Kappa Gamma Chapter of Georgia was established at Emory University in 1929. Phi Beta Kappa, founded 1776, is a national student honors society dedicated to liberal education and intellectual fellowship. The collection consists of the records, 1929-2001, of Phi Beta Kappa Georgia Gamma at Emory University. Earlier items include the records, 1906-1963, of Gamma Chapter predecessor, Alpha Epsilon Upsilon Honor Society at Emory College, and the chapter planning files, 1924-1929, of Theodore Henley Jack (b. 1881), dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Emory University. The records include correspondence of the chapter secretary, record books, bylaws, financial records, reports, membership rosters, and printed materials related to the administration and activities of the chapter, including chapter officer elections, member nominations and initiation, Phi Beta Kappa national conferences, and local social events. Notable among members represented in the collection is Goodrich C. White (b. 1889).

Repository: Emory University Archives

Park family papers, 1831-1889

2 microfilm reels (MF)

Microfilm copy of the papers of the Park family of Greene, Newton, and Jasper Counties, Georgia, including relatives in the Allred, Daniel, Musgrove, and Fielder families.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Sara Mitchell Parsons papers, 1933-2002

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes) and 2 oversized bound volume (OBV)

Papers of activist and author Sara Mitchell Parsons including correspondence, photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, and writings by Parsons.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Raymond Ross Paty papers, 1930-1955

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Papers of Raymond Ross Paty, educator and administrator, including newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, biographical material, and correspondence.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Sheppard E. Perkins papers, 1860-1879

0.25 linear foot (1 box)

Papers of Sheppard E. Perkins, associate of Perkins Lumber Company, include letters and business records.

Repository: Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library