The papers in this collection were in the workrooms of the Savannah Unit and were turned over to the Georgia Historical Society in 1942. The material has not been published. There are some complete essays, but the majority of the papers are typewritten copies of documents pertaining to a particular locale and biographical sketches of persons associated with it. There are transcripts of deeds, wills, estate inventories and accounts, extracts from early Georgia newspapers, and other sources which are noted in the detailed descriptions of the papers below.
Arrangement:
The papers are divided into five series: Series 1: Miscellaneous studies and notes which cover a number of topics including various counties and towns, Savannah and Chatham County; Afro-Americans; folklore; forts; land grants; and maps. These are arranged in alphabetical order by topic. (3 Boxes). Series 2: Studies and notes on Augusta. These also have been arranged alphabetically by sub-topics. (7 Boxes). Series 3: Notes and copies of documents on Chatham County plantations and townships. These plantation studies were not included in Savannah River Plantations. (13 Boxes). Series 4: Appendices to the articles in Savannah River Plantations. These appendices contain notes and copies of documents on the plantations included in Mary Granger's book. (2 Boxes and 9 volumes). Series 3 and 4 contain similar type information. The difference is that the information in Series 3 pertains to Chatham County plantations and townships that were not included in Mary Granger's Savannah River Plantations. Series 4 contains information about those plantations studied in the book. This material is actually referred to in Granger's book as the appendices. Series 5: Indexes to Series 3 and 4. Three boxes contain a personal name index. The other five boxes contain a chronological document index arranged alphabetically by the name of the plantation. (8 Boxes). Series 5 contains two kinds of indexes that refer to the material in both Series 3 and 4.