Camak family papers, circa 1817-1947, bulk 1889-1920, bulk 1889-1920

Summary

Creator:
Camak, Mary Wellborn, -1919, Camak, Louis, 1873-, Camak, James, 1822-1893, and Camak family
Date:
circa 1817-1947, bulk 1889-1920, bulk 1889-1920
Extent:
10.2 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Camak family papers, ms53, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the Camak family of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia from ca. 1817-1947. The papers consist primarily of correspondence and financial papers of James Camak, his wife Mary W. Camak, and their son Louis Camak. Most of the letters deal with family business matters and news of family or friends. Of particular interest are letters from sharecroppers on land owned by the Camak's and letters (1885-1901) between Mary Camak and Thomas W. Watson regarding personal business matters. The collection also contains a few items relating to James A. Camak, genealogical information on the Camak, Marshall, Wellborn, and allied families, and notebooks containing drafts of Mary Camak's correspondence (1896-1910).

Biographical / historical:

James Camak was born in 1822 in Milledgeville, Georgia and died in 1893 in Athens, Georgia. He attended Princeton University and received a medical degree from the University of Georgia in Augusta. He was a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He married Mary Rebecca Wellborn (later known as M. W. Camak) of Warrenton, Georgia, in November 1869. Mary was a member of the United Daughters of Confederacy and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She and James Camak had two children, James Wellborn Camak in 1872 and Louis Camak in 1873.

Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Camak family papers, ms53, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.