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ARCHS. Augusta Richmond County Historical Society manuscript collections

 Record Group
Identifier: ARCHS
Manuscript collections owned by the Academy of Richmond County Historical Society, on Deposit at Reese Library Special Collections & Instituional Archives.

Found in 194 Collections and/or Records:

Cashin and Robertson illustrations

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-092
Scope and Contents

Lino Blocks for Augusta and American Revolution by Cashin and Robertson, as well as etchings on glass and metal. Linoleum blocks were designed and cut by William Haynes for the book, Augusta and the American Revolution.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

"Catalogue of Georgia Birds with Notes"

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-073
Scope and Contents

Xerox copy of original handwritten text.

Dates: Created: 1970; Other: Date acquired: 06/03/1981

Charles Edgeworth Jones papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-155
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of one folder of the papers of Charles Edgeworth Jones. Collection materials include correspondence, and genealogy research that Jones conducted.

Dates: Created: 1915-1929; Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2019

Charles G. Benson diaries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-077
Scope and Contents

Spanish War Diary (May 10, 1898- July 1898) Ancient Days in Augusta ca.1952, The Twenty-Odd Escapes (date of creation unknown)

Dates: Created: 1898-1953; Other: Majority of material found in 1898-1899, 1951-1953; Other: Date acquired: 08/04/1981

Cheek family correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-140
Abstract

Correspondence concerning reassignment of Sargent Andrew Cheek

Dates: Created: 1969-1970; Other: Date acquired: 07/28/1994

Chloe Peebles diploma

 Collection — 1 item
Identifier: ARCHS-135
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single Tubman High School diploma of Chole Peebles.

Dates: Created: 1934; Other: Date acquired: 02/21/2017

Church of the Atonement records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-097
Abstract

Two registers belonging to the Episcopal Church of the Atonement. These registers cover baptismal dates, confirmation dates and marriages

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

Citizens Review

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-109
Abstract

The Citizens Review was a monthly publication concerning the values of good goveroment.

Dates: Created: 1954-1958; Other: Date acquired: 10/26/1989

City Council day book

 Collection — Ledger
Identifier: ARCHS-043
Dates: Created: 1864-1869; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

City Court bench warrants

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-039
Abstract

City Court lists. Bench warrents issiued

Dates: Created: 1889-1925; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

City Court docket

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-044
Dates: Created: 1839-1847; Other: Date acquired: 02/26/1979

City Loan and Building Association ledger

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-028
Dates: Created: 1866-1871; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1979

Clinch Rifle records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-067
Scope and Contents

This collection includes the meeting minutes, rosters, and correspondence of the Clinch Rifles.

Dates: Created: 1851-1862

Constitution signers reproductions

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-091
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 32 black and white photographs of paintings of the signers of the constitution.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

Court cases

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-042
Dates: Created: 1866-1874; Other: Date acquired: 02/26/1979

Court docket

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-035
Dates: Created: 1869-1870; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1979

Court of Appeals records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-050
Dates: Created: 1800-1811; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

Criminal Court Docket

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-047
Dates: Created: 1893-1894; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

Daily Evening News

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: ARCHS-075
Scope and Contents

The news paper was published daily April 20- May 11, 1865 in the office of Macon Telegraph while that paper was suspended. These two issues announce the surrender of Lee and his army (25 April and the assassination of Licoln (26 April). There are announcements of regulations by the military to the citizens, and outher news advertisements.

Dates: Created: 1865; Other: Date acquired: 03/23/1982

David Meyer papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-003
Abstract

Bills, lists of property, account receipts, deeds, correspondence, mortgage, checks

Dates: Created: 1846-1900; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1978