Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents Most of the following descriptive information is taken from the Georgia Department of Archives inventory for AC 84-015:A diary, sheets from another volume, and Civil War letters, all written by a young Irishman who had moved to Georgia, make up this interesting collection. O'Keeffe's unusual position as a well-educated, articulate young man living in a foreign country resulted in a unique record of life in ante-bellum Columbus, Georgia.Despite his youth, Laurence...