Collection: Thaddeus Brockett Rice papers | Finding Aids @ Georgia Archives

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence about Greene County, Georgia history and genealogy; original and typescript newspapers and clippings relating to the county; statistical information compiled by Arthur Raper; records relating to county officials; subject files about people, places, and subjects; printed materials; family genealogical folders; and a folder of photographs.

Dates

1925-1950

Creator

Rice, Thaddeus Brockett, 1865-1950 (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Thaddeus Brockett Rice (known as T.B. Rice), was born in Prattville, Alabama, to Julia R. Williamson and William Thorton Rice. He worked as a pharmacist, serving as president of the Georgia Pharmaceutical Association in 1910, and also as district manager for AT&T in Greenesboro, Georgia, from 1898 until 1930. A leader in local civic affairs, Rice served as alderman for several terms and was elected mayor of Greenesboro. He was also a frequent contributor to the Greenesboro HERALD JOURNAL and he was the official historian of Greene County, Georgia.

Extent

7 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

Unpublished inventory available.

Related Materials

Thaddeus Brockett Rice Private Papers (1925-1950) on microfilm (located in drawer 91, box 78). Included are descriptions of historic homes in Greene County, Georgia, and a notebook of newspaper articles written by T.B. Rice on historic events in Greene County, Georgia.