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Title
Letters to George Frederick Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Dates
1886-1905
Record Type
collection
Record Level
Collection
Creator
Kunz, George Frederick
Biography/Profile
George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932), a mineralogist and author, was the best known specialist of gems in the United States. He searched for and collected specimens, donating these collections to colleges and other institutions of learning. He was a gem expert for Tiffany & Co. in New York. He wrote several books and articles on gems and minerals.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of letters written to George Kunz from a number of Georgians concerning gem stones, minerals and a meteorite in Georgia. Correspondents include Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. and William Waring Habersham.
Extent - Linear Feet
0.05
Container Summary
folder 1
Language
English
Restriction on Access
None.
Repository
Georgia Historical Society
,
Savannah
,
GA
,
31401
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Citation
GHS 0471, Letters to George Frederick Kunz, 1886-1905. Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Subject
Rubies
Precious stones--Georgia
Opals
Corundum--Georgia--Atlanta
Corundum--Georgia--Rome
Diamonds--Georgia
Garnet--Georgia--Rome
Gold mines and mining
Indians of North America--Antiquities
Meteorites--Georgia--Burke County
Mineralogists
Mineralogy
Minerals--Georgia--Harlem
Minerals--North Carolina--Wilkes County
Letters (correspondence)
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Found 10 record(s)
Item 1: Charles M. Harper letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1886 September 17
Record Level
item
Item 2: Charles M. Harper letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1886 October 5
Record Level
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Item 3: Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1887 December 31
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Item 4: Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1888 January 9
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Item 5: William Waring Habersham letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1888 April 9
Record Level
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Item 6: William Waring Habersham letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1888 May 1
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Item 7: R.K. Reaves letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1891 December 7
Record Level
item
Item 8: R.K. Reaves letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1891 December 28
Record Level
item
Item 9: J.D. Yearington letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1892 January 21
Record Level
item
Item 10: John W. Bell letter to George F. Kunz
Collection Number
GHS 0471
Date
1905 September 25
Record Level
item
Sent form Rome, Georgia. Regarding garnets and corundum found in the region.
Sent from Rome, Georgia. Regarding garnets and corundum found in the region.
Sent from Augusta, Georgia. Regarding meteorite in Burke County, Georgia, and gold Native American ornament in his collection.
Sent from Augusta, Georgia. Regarding meteorite in Burke County, Georgia, and gold Native American ornament in his collection.
Sent from Atlanta. Regarding Georgia diamond shipped to Kunz; gold mine and corundum near Atlanta; leaving for Montana to become Superintendent of rich gold and silver mines; minerals in Wilkes County, N.C.
Sent from Atlanta. Regarding Georgia diamond shipped to Kunz; gold mine and corundum near Atlanta; leaving for Montana to become Superintendent of rich gold and silver mines; minerals in Wilkes County, N.C.
Sent from Athens, Georgia. Regarding fine quality rubies, moon stones, garnets (rose and violet) and opals (soft) he has for sale, and his mining properties. Reaves was with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Sent from Athens, Georgia. Regarding fine quality rubies, moon stones, garnets (rose and violet) and opals (soft) he has for sale, and his mining properties. Reaves was with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Sent from New York. Regarding Reaves' rubies and corundum.
Sent from Harlem, Georgia. Is sending Kunz some gems for evaluation.
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