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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 192 Collections and/or Records:

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
Abstract Consecration of the new Catholic Church of Augusta, GA reprinted from stevens History of Georgia, 16 typed index cards about Catholicism in Augusta- mostly about St. Patrick's. the Bulletin-Augusta, GA, Sept. 28, 1940- 400th anniversary of Desoto's expedition. Sacred Heart Church- Augusta, GA, Nov. 17,1912. Souvenir of Retreat of 1854, Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Augusta. Centenary of Catholicity in Augusta, April 13, 1913. St.Patrick's Yearbook and calender of St Patrick's and St....
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

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-009
Abstract

Autograph book- 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; Other: Date acquired: 05/21/1971

Equity Court docket

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-037
Scope and Contents

An Augusta-based equity court docket from the years 1855-1869. Contains case numbers, the parties involved, documents filed, and their filing dates.

Dates: Created: 1855-1869; Other: Date acquired: 02/26/1979

F. Edgeworth Eve Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-011
Abstract

1 scrapbook with newspaper clippings and correspondence to F. Edgeworth Eve.

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

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

Fireman's scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-006
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings about the Augusta Fire Department and Firemen. 115 total pages.

Dates: Created: 1894; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

Fleming & Loflin Grocers ledger

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-020
Abstract

Ledger book of grocery store

Dates: Created: 1878; Other: Date acquired: 02/20/1979

Flournoy family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-058
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence on the Flournoy genealogy 1894-1895, correspondence, an unfinished unattributed manuscript on Brigadier General Thomas Flournoy and photocopies of various materials.

Dates: Created: 1894-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1894-1895; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1979

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-087
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of an illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper: the illustration is titled "The Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia- Review of the Clinch Rifle, by Capt. C.A. Platt, on the parade ground in front of the Arsenal. From a sketch by our special artist in Augusta." Dated March 2, 1861.

Dates: Created: 1861; Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

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 D. Combs receipt book

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-008
Dates: Created: 1834-1836; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

George Galphin papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-072
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of materials acquired during the preparation of a George Galphin issue of Richmond County History (vol 13, 1981), consisting of xerox copies of original records and secondary sources, news clippings, photos, correspondence concerning George Galphin, a colonial trader of Silver Bluff, S.C. and Galphintown (Queensborough), Ga.

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

George J. Roark papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-059
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises of professional and personal materials relating to George J. Roark's time as the City Manager of Augusta from 1947-1948. The collection contains budgets, audits, city reports, bond appeals for city improvements, correspondence, and other materials related to the development of the city.

Dates: Created: 1947-1948; Other: Date 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