Richard LeConte Anderson genealogical papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Hargrett Library |
| Creator: | Anderson, Richard LeConte, 1902- |
| Title: | Richard LeConte Anderson genealogical papers |
| Dates: | circa 1930-1981 |
| Quantity: | 18.4 Linear feet (43 document boxes, 1 oversized box) |
| Coll. Number: | ms1986 |
Biographical/Historical Note
"Noted for their contributions to the intellectual life of nineteenth-century Georgia, the LeContes originally prospered as rice and cotton planters in Liberty County and later earned recognition for their scientific work." -- "LeConte Family" from the New Georgia Encyclopedia, http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-791&sug=y (Accessed May 27, 2009)
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of notes, clippings, photographs, correspondence and other information pertaining to the LeConte and allied families (including the Anderson, Hollifield and Perkins families) that formed the basis of Richard LeConte Anderson's three volume work on his family's genealogy. The book was published shortly after his death in 1981.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order.
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Richard LeConte Anderson genealogical papers. MS 1986. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Related Material
Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Joseph LeConte collection, 1890-1911; LeConte family papers, 1857-1916; LeConte genealogical collection, 1980-1943; Emma LeConte photograph album, 1900; Joseph LeConte letter, 1852; J. N. LeConte notebook, circa 1905; LeConte Furman Carter family papers, circa 1795-1999.