Malcolm Bell's Major Butler's Legacy papers, 1974-1997

Summary

Creator:
Bell, Malcolm, 1913-2001
Date:
1974-1997
Extent:
4 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Malcolm Bell's Major Butler's Legacy papers, ms4170, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains research notes, drafts, illustrations, and correspondence regarding Malcom Bell's publication of his book Major Butler's Legacy.

Biographical / historical:

Malcolm Bell, Jr. (1913-2001) was a banker, historian, civil leader, and civil rights advocate from Savannah, Georgia.

For more information, see Malcolm Bell, Jr. in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Pierce Butler (1744-1822) came to America in 1758 as an officer in the British Army. Butler was delegate to the Continental Congress in 1787; member of the convention which framed the Federal Constitution in 1787; elected to the United States Senate in 1789; reelected December 5, 1792, and served from March 4, 1789, to October 25, 1796.

For more information on the Butler family, see this article.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Malcolm Bell's Major Butler's Legacy papers, ms4170, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.