Patterson Photos, South Georgia Coast

File — Box: 12, Folder: 5

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection contains the personal papers and research materials of Isabel G. Patterson. The collection is separated into four (4) series:

1. Series 1 - Georgia History and Archaeology - research files, correspondence and other materials related to Georgia history, Indian sites, and the development of various projects.

2. Series 2 - Hernando DeSoto Manuscript/Personal Papers - contains correspondence and research of Hernando DeSoto’s journey through Georgia. Contents relate to Patterson’s position with the official DeSoto Commission in commemorating the 400th anniversary which was supported by the Colonial Dames of America and the Georgia chapter.

3. Series 3 - Photo Albums – contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to archeological digs and her work.

Dates

Creation: 1920s-2000

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Several documents in Series 2 regarding DeSoto's Exposition is in Spanish.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.5 Cubic Feet (15 Hollinger boxes, 1 record box = 16 boxes total)

Additional Description

Processing Information

Includes a map from the Department of the Interior 1971 of Indian Land Areas, Map of attractions for Muscogee/Creek nation in Oklahoma, Images of an excavation at St. Simons Island, Tolomato Mission near Darien, Georgia and Jekyll Island from 1936, Photographs of Tribe members c.1960s at a museum, a program for an event celebrating the Yuchi in 1958.