CA-005 Bennett Collection

CA-005 Bennett Collection

 

Community Archives Bennet Collection (Brooks County, Georgia) (CA-005)

The Bennet Collection preserves the personal papers, photographs, letters, memorabilia, and family histories of the Bennet family, early residents of Quitman and southern Georgia. Dating from 1826 to the late twentieth century, these digitized materials offer a window into the daily lives, travels, relationships, and experiences of several generations, including Oliver Winn Stevens, the Reverend William Baker Bennet, and Samuel Stevens Bennet. The collection includes letters, diary entries, photographs, genealogy notes, and other documents that reflect both the family’s legacy and the broader history of Quitman and Brooks County. Digitized and made available through the Community Archives project in partnership with the Bennet family, these resources are especially valuable to those interested in local history or genealogy.

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  • Bennet Collection
    The Bennet Collection houses the personal papers of the Bennet family. This collection, which dates from 1826 to approximately 1986, consists of letters, diary entries, photographs, memorabilia, genealogy notes, and an ...

Recent Submissions

  • Bennet family assorted memorabilia 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1900s)
    ca-005_f08_recent-memorabilia_pg001-003: Quitman High School Monthly, Term, and Annual Report of Mildred Bennet, 1919-20. ca-005_f08_recent-memorabilia_pg004-010: In Memoriam address for Reverend Edward Abiel Stevens, ...
  • Bennet family genealogy notes 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, ca. 1986)
    Notes on the genealogy of the Bennet family, spanning several generations, with dates from 1623 to 1986.
  • Letter to Paul and May Beck Bennet, ca. 1939-1945 
    Bennet, Samuel Stevens (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1939-1945)
    Letter from Samuel Stevens Bennet to his nephew, Paul Hansell Bennet, and wife, May Beck (Mary Rebeca), sharing some of his memories after a recent visit to their house, where he grew up. His recollections include his ...
  • Bennett Collection Photographs, 1900s 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1900)
    6 photograph scans, 2 film negatives (duplicates). ca-005_f06_photographs_p01: [Photograph of Matthew Bennet's grave]. (n.d.). Undated photograph of Matthew Bennet III's grave in Liberty County, Georgia. Caption: Sacred ...
  • Letter and poetry to Miss Hattie, 1887 May 16 
    Bennet, William Baker (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1887)
    A letter from W.B. (William Baker) Bennet to Harriet ("Hattie") L. Stevens, dated May 16th, 1887, in Quitman, regarding a recent visit in which he expressed romantic feelings which she did not reciprocate, and promising ...
  • An Anniversary Oration: Patronage of the Arts and Sciences, 1848 February 22 
    Bennet, William Baker (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1848)
    The text of a speech written and delivered by W. B. Bennet (William Baker Bennet, 1827-1908) before the Phi Delta Society on February 22, 1848, at Mercer University, then located in Penfield, Georgia. Bennet describes the ...
  • Letter to Mary A. Stevens, 1837 March 19 
    Stevens, Oliver (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1837)
    Letter from Oliver Winn Stevens, in Walthourville, dated March 19th, 1837, to his betrothed, Miss Mary Anna Stevens, in which he expresses his love for her and discusses their impending marriage, on March 28th, 1837.
  • Letter to Mary A. Stevens, 1837 January 30 
    Stevens, Oliver (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1837)
    Letter from Oliver Winn Stevens, in Walthourville, dated January 30th, 1837, to his betrothed, Miss Mary Anna Stevens, in Palmyra, in which appears to dispel any doubts she may have over their impending marriage, and convey ...
  • Letter to Mrs. Stevens, 1836 December 10 
    Stevens, Oliver (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1836)
    Letter from Oliver Winn Stevens, in Sunbury, Ga., dated December 10th, 1836, to Mrs. (Amarintha) Stevens, mother of Mary Anna Stevens, in which he asks for her daughter's hand in marriage, and expresses his deliberation ...
  • Letter to Mary A. Stevens, 1837 January 15 
    Stevens, Oliver (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1837)
    Letter from Oliver Winn Stevens, in Walthourville, dated January 15th, 1837, to his betrothed, Miss Mary A. (Anna) Stevens, in Palmyra, in which he apologizes for not being able to see her due to his work obligations. He ...
  • Reminiscences of a bank employee and his travels along the coast of Georgia, 1826 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1826)
    Reminiscences (dated 1826) of an employee of the Bank of the State of Georgia in Savannah, about his business travels to Darien, Augusta, and Athens, with stops in Washington, Cherokee Corner, and Wassaw sound, by stage ...
  • Untitled story describing a near-drowning incident, ca. 1854 
    Unknown author (Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 1854)
    Portion of a letter from John Stevens, exact date unknown, approximately March 1854 or after. Stevens recounts a "miraculous escape from drowning" while on a boat with Oliver W. Stevens, his son Eddie, and two African ...