49. Carswell (Porter) papers

24 boxes, 1 tube, 4 loose volumes, 2 loose papers.

Gift of Mr. Carswell; acquired by Drs. Dale Lick, R. Frank Saunders, and Walter J. Fraser.

Account books; letters; Rotary Club material; newspapers; material on REA. Mr. Carswell was a prominent Burke County citizen, Rotarian and Methodist layman. He was the first Republican to run for Congress in Georgia since Reconstruction. His plantation, Belview, has been owned by his family since 1839.

Related Subjects

1. Carswell, Porter.

2. Rotary Club International - Georgia.

3. Plantations - Georgia - Burke County.

4. Burke County (Ga.) - History.

5. Methodists - Georgia - Burke County.

6. Rural electrification - Georgia.

Contributors

I. Carswell, Porter.

II. Fraser, Walter J.

III. Lick, Dale W.

IV. Saunders, R. Frank,1934-.