Descriptive Summary | |
Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
Creator: | Bullard, Elizabeth Millar, 1861-1941. |
Title: | Elizabeth Millar Bullard papers |
Dates: | 1796-1942 |
Extent: | 0.8 cubic feet (1 box, 6 folders, 1 oversize folder) |
Identification: | MS 2200 |
Elizabeth Millar Bullard (1861-1941) was born on March 19 in Columbus, Georgia, the daughter of Horace Pratt and Julia Silva Bullard. A 1925 graduate of the University of Georgia, Mrs. Bullard married Bernice Frost Bullard (1854-1916) on December 3, 1891. Mr. Bullard was a prominent dealer in naval stores in Savannah, in addition to being an organizer of the Atlantic National Bank in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Bullard was a prominent philanthropist in Savannah, devoting her time to a variety of local organizations. She served as a curator of the Georgia Historical Society, as a member of the board of trustees for Telfair Museum and Art Academy, and was involved in the Girl Scouts of Savannah, the Poetry Society of Georgia, the Colonial Dames, Georgia Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, and United Daughters of the Confederacy.
This collection consists of materials primarily concerning the family genealogy of Elizabeth Millar Bullard. The papers are arranged into two series: genealogical; personal. The genealogical series includes a register of deaths and burials in Savannah, 1803-1806. Also included in the collection are photographs of Louisa Young Barry, 1885, and undated images of headstones for the Millar and Bullard families. The collection contains a typescript of "Register of Deaths and Burials in Savannah, 1803-1806."
The folder containing photographs is noted as "VM" (visual materials) in the collection inventory.
Custodial History
Unknown.
Preferred Citation
[item identification], Elizabeth Millar Bullard papers, MS 2200, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Samuel L. Varnadoe, 1981; Joseph Becton, 1986.
Collection is open for research.
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.