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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 153 Collections and/or Records:

Deutscher Schuetzen Club Minutes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-064
Abstract

A collection of records documenting the lifespan of the Augusta Deutscher Schuetzen Club, a german cultural center. Mateirals sconsist of correspondence, legal records, and meeting minutes.

Dates: Created: 1888-1916; Acquired: 08/01/1980

D.R. Wright financial records

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-172
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single folder of the financial records of Daniel Wright. Materials include shares in Port Royal Company, the Princeton Manufacturing Company, the Augusta National Exposition Company, the Aiken Manufacturing Company, the Stonewall Iron Company of Alabama, the Macon and Augusta Railroad Company, the Augusta Union Bank, the Augusta Insurance & Banking Company, the Bank of Augusta.

Dates: Created: 1848-1888; Other: Date acquired: 03/13/2019

Eileen Stulb papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-063
Overview

A collection of research materials about Catholicism in Augusta, Sacred Heart & St. Patrick's churches, and several Augusta landmarks.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 03/20/1980

Elijah Clark painting

 Collection — framed item
Identifier: ARCHS-083
Dates: Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

Elizabeth A. Hartley Autograph Book

 Item — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-009
Abstract

Autograph book containing notes to Elizabeth A Hartley from various friends and relatives.

Dates: Created: 1859-1862; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

Elliot Serotta collection on the Augusta Jewish community

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-062
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of several manuscripts by Elliott Serotta that document the history of the Jewish community in the Augusta area and the Jewish Community Center in celebration of its Bar-Mitzvah. The manuscripts primarily consist of articles written for various newspapers throughout the Southern United States, Speeches, and general writings for commemorative events for the Jewish community in Augustas.

Dates: Created: 1902-1971; Acquired: 05/21/1971

F.B. Hurt correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-165
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single folder of correspondence between Captain F.B Hunt and H. Bowen, 1871.

Dates: Created: 1871; Other: Date acquired: 03/13/2019

Flournoy Family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-058
Overview

A collection of genealogical and biographical materials documenting the life and family of General Brigaider Thomas Flournoy, an Augusta lawyer and officer in the United States Army during the war of 1812. Collection primarily contains photocopied materials on Flournoy and general correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1894-1972; Majority of material found in 1894-1895; Acquired: 1979

Francis Edgeworth Eve Scrapbook

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-011
Abstract

A Confederate Survivors Association scrapbook compiled by Francis Edgeworth Eve. Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other miscellaneous materials.

Dates: Created: 1893-1900; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-087
Overview

A loose leaf page from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicting the Augusta Arsenal and the Clinch Rifle Company in an illustration by a local Augusta artist. Dated March 2nd, 1861.

Dates: Created: 1861; Acquired: 12/1983

Friends of Irish Freedom event program

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-179
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single program for a visit of President of the Irish Republic, Eamon DeValera, to Augusta, Georgia in April of 1920. The event was sponsored by the John F. Armstrong branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom (FOIF).

Dates: Created: 1920; Other: Date acquired: 03/15/2019

Gee family newspaper clipping

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-148
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single newspaper clipping discussing the history of the Gee family, a prominent family in the state of Georgia.

Dates: Created: 1930; Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2019

Genealogy vertical files collection

 Collection
Identifier: ARCHS-185
Scope and Contents The Augusta Richmond County Historical Society has a large amount of ephemeral material about the genealogy of Augusta families. The Genealogy vertical files collection contains information on a range of families, family names, and individuals. Most files contain pamphlets, newspaper clippings, genealogy research or charts, correspondence concerning genealogy research, and/or photocopies of historical documents. The collection is no longer being actively added to, but can serve as a...
Dates: Other: Dummy Date

George Bomford & Alexander C.W. Fanning Correspondence collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS -204
Overview

A collection of two letters from George Bomford to Brevet Colonel Alexander Campbell Wilder Fanning documenting the financial, operational, and custodial aspects of the Augusta Arsenal in 1829.

Dates: 1829-09 to 1829-10

George D. Combs receipt book

 Item — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-008
Overview

A receipt book documenting the business dealings of George D Combs.

Dates: Created: 1834-1836; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

George Galphin papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-072
Overview

A collection research and xeroxed primary materials related to the life and career of local trader, George Galphin. Contains photographs, news clippings, and financial/estate papers.

Dates: Created: 1709-1850; Other: Date acquired: 05/05/1981

George J. Roark papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-059
Overview

A collection of professional and working papers documenting the short tenrue of George J. Roark as city manager of Augusta, Georgia between 1947-1948. Contains financial, city planning, commission, and other administrative documentation. Also includes copies of the city charter of Augusta.

Dates: Created: 1947-1948; Acquired: 11/12/1979

George McWhorter financial records

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-182
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single folder of the tax documents of George McWhorter.

Dates: Created: 1865-1866; Other: Date acquired: 03/15/2019

George S. Storrs papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-106
Scope and Contents

This collection contains records related to George S. Storrs’s service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, including battle orders, battlefield reports, financial records, personnel reports, correspondence, legal documents, and other administrative materials.

Dates: Created: 1863-1865; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/1986; Majority of material found within 1864-1865

Georgia ephemera

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-174
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single folder of miscellaneous ephemera related to the state of Georgia. Materials include: "Vote for G.W. Moulder" card (1929), sheet music for "Dear old Georgia!" (1921), and an issue of the Atlanta newspaper, The Sunday Gazette, dated September 7, 1879.

Dates: Created: 1879, 1921, 1929; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/2019