Brown and Latimer families papers, 1792-1971

Summary

Creator:

Latimer, Asbury Churchwell, 1851-1908

Date:

1792-1971

Extent:

9 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Brown and Latimer families papers, ms4481, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and artifacts of the Brown and Latimer families. It includes other related families including the Heard, Cuthbert, Watson, Patten, Dean, and Young families.

Biographical / historical:

Asbury Churchwell Latimer (1851-1908) was a U.S. House Representative and U.S. Senator from South Carolina, serving from 1893 until his death in 1908. He married Alice Brown and they had 5 children, William Carroll, Maime Brown (Heard), Anna Beulah (Cuthbert), Olive Young (Patten), and Sara Alice "Sallie" (Watson).

Robert C. Watson (1890-1983) was a patent lawyer and was appointed commissioner of patents by President Eisenhower in 1953. He was married to Sara Alice Latimer, and their children were Alice (Faulkner), Olive (Cobb), and Robert jr..

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Carte de visite photographs.
Families -- Photographs
Photograph albums
Scrapbooks.
Families -- Correspondence
Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence.
Family papers.
Cased photographs.
Negatives (photographs)

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Brown and Latimer families papers, ms4481, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.