Kollock family papers, 1799-1962

Author/Creator:

Kollock family

Publication/Creation:

1799-1962

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Kollock family papers, 1799-1962

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Genealogy (discipline)

Subjects:

Johnston family
Kollock, Phineas Miller,1804-1872
Kollock, George J.,1810-1894
Kollock, Lemuel,1766-1823
Campbell family
Nightingale, Phineas Miller
Tatnall, Josiah
Blythewood (Dwelling: Habersham County, Ga.)
Sleepy Hollow (Dwelling : Habersham County, Ga.)
Woodlands (Dwelling : Habersham County, Ga.)
Agriculture--Georgia
Physicians--Georgia
Clarkesville (Ga.)--History
Georgia--Social life and customs
Georgia--Politics and government
Habersham County (Ga.)
Savannah (Ga.)
Southern States--Description and travel

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of the Kollock family from 1799-1962. The papers include a permanently bound volume of letters (1799-1850) which were printed in the Georgia Historical Quarterly. Topics include social and political life in Savannah and Clarksville, Georgia, and Habersham County, Georgia, agriculture, labor, education, transportation and communication difficulties, health matters, and their homes in Habersham County. The most recent letters and miscellaneous materials concern the genealogy of the family and contain historical data on the Habersham County homes. The collection also include printed material relating to Joseph B. Jones and Samuel Goode Jones, a paper written by Susan Marion Kollock III relating to the history of Woodlands, home of George J. Kollock, and information on Blythewood home of Mary Helen Johnston.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials enitely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

.5 linear ft : (1 box).

Restrictions on Access:

Unrestricted access.

General Note:

Letters, 1799-1850, held in published version only. These letters were published in GEORGIA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, Vol. 30, nos. 3-4; Vol. 31, nos. 1-4; Vol. 32, nos. 1-2.

Organization and Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Lemuel Kollock of Wrentham, Connecticut, married Maria Campbell. Their sons were Phineas Miller Kollock (b. 1804) and George Jones Kollock (b. 1810). Phineas Kollock graduated from Harvard College (1823) and the Pennsylvania Medical School (1826), and worked as a physician in Savannah, Georgia, until his death (1872). George J. Kollock studied at Yale University, practiced law in Savannah, Georgia, and managed farms nearby. The brothers married sisters who were the daughters of Colonel James Johnston and Ann Maria Houstoun.

Location of Originals:

Letters, 1826-1884, held in carbon typescript only. Originals located at the University of Georgia, Athens, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990027683030302486

OCLC Number:

173863143

Barcode:

010003058617