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James Vernon McDonough collection on William Jay
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | McDonough, James Vernon, 1905-1959. |
| Title: | James Vernon McDonough collection on William Jay |
| Dates: | 1794-1834 |
| Extent: | 3.0 cubic feet (6 boxes, 1 tube) |
| Identification: | MS 1343 |
Biographical/Historical Note
No biographical information is available.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of James Vernon McDonough's research notes, rough draft, and carbon copy of the final draft of his dissertation on William Jay. McDonough collected information concerning William Jay and his contemporaries in the early 19th century in preparation for his doctoral dissertation at Princeton University in 1950. Numerous photographs and negatives of Savannah buildings are included in this collection, including the Albion Chapel; Artel House; the Bank of the State of Georgia; Barker House; Barrow-Stoddard House; Branch Bank of U.S.; Bulloch-Habersham House; Champion-McAlpion House; Chatham County Court House; City Hotel; Cranston-Elliott House; 314 E. Broughton; Exchange; First African Baptist Church; Governor's Mansion; Hermitage; Independent Presbyterian Church; James Habersham Jr. House; James Moore-Wayne House; Kilpatrick House; Low House; Minis House; Moggerhanger; Murphy House; New Caledonian Society; Old Fire Station; Ortel House; Porter Gilmer House; President's House, Columbia, South Carolina; Richardson-Owens Thomas House; Savannah Theatre; Scarborough House; Sorrell-Weed House; Spencer-Woodbridge House; Telfair House; Theatre Port Louis; U.S. Arsenal, Augusta; Wayne House; Weyman House; and the William Mason-Smith House.
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Material was acquired from wife of collector.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], James Vernon McDonough collection on William Jay, MS 1343, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. J.V. McDonough, 1981.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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.
Separated Material
Artifacts were separated and cataloged with the Georgia Historical Society Artifacts Collection. View digital images of artifacts at the end of this collection inventory or search the Digital Image Catalog for further information.
Sponsorship
Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.Container List
Box | Fldr | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Carbon draft of William Jay dissertation ( 1.0 items. ) | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rough draft and notes of dissertation ( 8.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Worksheets (architectural) ( 8.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Working notes and measurements ( 5.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jay family wills ( 7.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Footnotes and correspondence ( 2.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lectures ( 7.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Notes on William Jay | ||||||||||||
Box | Fldr | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Images used in dissertation. Figures 1-94 ( 94.0 items. ) | |||||||||||
| 9 | Images used in dissertation. Figures 95-137 ( 42.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Images used in dissertation. Figures 138-171, miscellaneous ( 47.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Photographs | ||||||||||||
| Albion Chapel, 6.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Artel House, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Bank of the State of Georgia, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Barker House, 9.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Barrow-Stoddard House, 6.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Branch Bank of U.S., 6.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Bulloch-Habersham House, 31.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Champion-McAlpion House, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Chatham County Court House, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| City Hotel, 7.0 items. View online. | |||||||||||||
| Online Inventory Contains Digitized Items | |||||||||||||
| City of Savannah, 23.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Cranston-Elliott House, 4.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| 314 E. Broughton, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Exchange, 6.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| First African Baptist Church, 9.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Gov. Mansion, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Hermitage, 5.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Independent Presbyterian Church, 12.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| James Habersham Jr. House, 6.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| James Moore-Wayne House, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Kilpatrick House, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Low House, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Minis House, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Moggerhanger, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Murphy House, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| New Caledonian Society, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Old Fire Station, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Ortel House, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Porter Gilmer House, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| President's House, Columbia, South Carolina, 2.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Richardson-Owens Thomas House, 48.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Savannah Theatre, 18.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Scarborough House, 18.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Sorrell-Weed House, 11.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Spencer-Woodbridge House, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Telfair House, 37.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Theatre Port Louis, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Arsenal, Augusta, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Wayne House, 9.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| Weyman House, 5.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| William Mason-Smith House, 3.0 items. | |||||||||||||
| W.S. Brown, Mobile, Alabama, 1.0 items. | |||||||||||||
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| 5 | Negatives of figures in dissertation inclusive numbers and miscellaneous slides; magic lantern slides of miscellaneous architecture | ||||||||||||
Box | Fldr | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 53 | Miscellaneous drawings and articles ( 16.0 items. ) | |||||||||||
| 54 | Miscellaneous pictures ( 17.0 items. ) | ||||||||||||
| Tube: Map. Pitville Parade ( 2.0 items. ) | |||||||||||||
| Artifacts | |||||||||||||
| A-1343-001 Medal commemorating Rev. William Jay and his pastorate of 50 years at Argyle Chapel, Bath, England, Jan. 30, 1841 View online. | |||||||||||||