Thomas Hubbard McHatton family papers, 1837-1956

Summary

Creator:
McHatton Family
Date:
1837-1956
Extent:
16 Linear Feet 5 document boxes, 13 cartons, 1 oversize box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Hubbard McHatton family papers, ms2855, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of Thomas Hubbard McHatton and the McHatton and Lustrat families including account books, clippings, correspondence, diaries, financial records, legal documents, plantation accounts, postcards, printed material, and scrapbooks. The collection documents Thomas H. McHatton's activities in World War I, World War II, and the American Legion; activities of Joseph and Eleanor Lustrat including her involvement with the Red Cross in World War I; Marie L. McHatton's activities with the Garden Club of Georgia (Athens) including correspondence and printed material on gardens or garden clubs in Georgia and the United States; and James Alexander McHatton family papers pertaining to the family's flight to Cuba after the Civil War, their life on a plantation in Cuba, and their return to the United States.

The collection also includes photographs (1870-1900) of the Chinn, Lustrat, and McHatton families; printed material pertaining to Norwich (Conn.); publications (1903-1932, with gaps) of Spring Hill College (Mobile, Ala.); publications (1889-1908) of Dr. Henry C. McHatton; financial records (1919-1939) of Thomas H. McHatton; manuscripts of Eliza C. McHatton Ripley's book From Flag to Flag; and postcard albums.

Biographical / historical:

James Alexander McHatton (d. 1874), planter, married Eliza Chinn (1832-1912) their child, Henry Chinn McHatton (1856-1917) physician, married Eliza Hubbard in 1880. Their son, Thomas Hubbard McHatton (1883-1956), educator and head of the Horticulture Dept. at the University of Georgia (Athens) from 1911-1951, married Marie Lustrat in 1911.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Thomas Hubbard McHatton family papers, ms2855, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.