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Locust Grove Institute (Locust Grove, Ga.)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Paul Mercer Cousins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0023
Scope and Contents The collection contains 24 scattered issues of "The Countryman" (1862-1865), which was a pro-Confederate newspaper published weekly by J. A. Turner at Turnwold Plantation in Putnam County, Georgia. In addition to being a newspaper published by a plantation during the American Civil War, the newspaper is notable for its role in launching the journalistic career of Joel Chandler Harris. Within the Paul Mercer Cousins Collection, "The Countryman" serial is separated by year and issue. The...
Dates: 1849-1867

Riley B. Plymale Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MU-PP-0096
Scope and Contents While named the Riley B. Plymale Collection, the collection appears to be more focused on Foreman M. Hawes. Hawes and Plymale were long-time friends. Both were graduates of Mercer University and faculty colleagues at Locust Grove Institute. Included in the collection are files of correspondence and materials related to Locust Grove Institute, Mercer University, and Bessie Tift College, as well as Sigma Alpha Epsilon (Georgia Psi Chapter) and the Masonic Club. Hawes became...
Dates: 1886-1928; Majority of material found within 1919-1928

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Baptist Universities and Colleges -- Alumni and alumnae -- Georgia 1
Confederate States of America -- History 1
Confederate States of America. Army. 1
Love-letters -- United States 1