Scope and Contents 1 digitized notebook binder containing Edmonson, Stephen W. "1918 Murder and Lynching that Followed - Fact or Fiction," September 2021 from the Brooks County Museum. Includes essay "The Murder of C. Hampton Smith, May 1918 And Lynchings Following It," A letter from Stephen W. Edmondson to Sheila Selph, dated August 24, 2021, and newspaper clippings.Master copy of file contains critically annotated article by Christopher C. Myers, "Killing Them by the Wholesale: A Lynching Rampage...

Scope and Contents Brooks County (Ga.) History: Quitman Businesses and Street Scenes (Binder 2) is a compiled binder created by the Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, in the early 2000's, containing historic photographs, newspaper clippings, and narrative captions documenting the architectural, economic, and cultural development of downtown Quitman, Georgia. I highlights the transformation of Quitman's commercial district over a century, featuring images of significant local buildings such as the...

Scope and Contents This binder (Binder 3) comprises ca. 1874–2013 material assembled in 2013 by the Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center and consists of approximately 70 items in various formats—original and reproduced black-and-white and color photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, printed advertisements, and promotional brochures—documenting the commercial and civic architecture of Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia. Including early views of the Brooks County Jail (est. 1884) with modernization...