Description of DeSoto Route, and Expedition, 1539-1541

File — Box: 7, Folder: 11

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

This collection contains the personal papers and research materials of Isabel G. Patterson. The collection is separated into four (4) series:

1. Series 1 - Georgia History and Archaeology - research files, correspondence and other materials related to Georgia history, Indian sites, and the development of various projects.

2. Series 2 - Hernando DeSoto Manuscript/Personal Papers - contains correspondence and research of Hernando DeSoto’s journey through Georgia. Contents relate to Patterson’s position with the official DeSoto Commission in commemorating the 400th anniversary which was supported by the Colonial Dames of America and the Georgia chapter.

3. Series 3 - Photo Albums – contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera relating to archeological digs and her work.

Dates

Other: 1539-1541

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Several documents in Series 2 regarding DeSoto's Exposition is in Spanish.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.5 Cubic Feet (15 Hollinger boxes, 1 record box = 16 boxes total)

Additional Description

Processing Information

This folder originally had several folders labeled with numbers and folder titles. The original folder label is attached to the documents which they once held and are in order in which they were found. They are as follows: 10.04-3-1: Notes on DeSoto Expedition and Route Dr. John R. Swanton/10.04-3-2: Notes Dr. James A. Robertson; 10.04-3-3: Other Notes and Histories giving place names and distance to Indian sites DeSoto visited; and there are several where the folders did not have descriptions or titles.