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This collection is comprised of the single land deed conveying lots of land from John Milledge to Thomas Flournoy.

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This collection is comprised of the single leatherbound photo album (9"x23") containing black and white photographs of Salubrity Hall. Cover of scrapbook is engraved in gold with the name of the original owner of the house, John Warne Herbert III.

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This material is comprised of one folder of the receipts of Joseph A. Hill. Included are receipts for: insurance, water, saddlery hardware, textbooks, stationery, dry goods, groceries, watch chain, a pricelist for foreign fruits and hermetically sealed goods, school catalogues, and a school commencent program. All materials date to the 1800s.

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This collection is comprised of a single folder of correspondence related to the dispersal of the estate of Joseph Eve's estate. The collections includes three items of correspondence.

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A collection of scrapbooks documenting the law career of Judge Henry C. Hammond.

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This collection is comprised of a single letter written by J.W. Call to his wife, Fanny Call, in February, 1865. J.W. Call was a Corporal from South Carolina, and fought for the Confederacy in the 3rd Battalion of South Carolina, also known as the Palmetto Battalion. This letter was sent from Brewton Station, in Southern Alabama, and discusses morale, the food eaten by the soldiers, ad well as a series of poems Call wrote to his wife.

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This collection is comprised of the records of King Mill in Augusta, Georgia. The materials include a record book of meeting minutes, as well as photographs of the mill and the John P. King Company baseball team, as well as floor plans of King Mill.

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This collection is comprised of a single scrabook documenting the history of the Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Georgia, from 1969-1997. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, event programs and brochures. Also included in the scrapbook is an undated photograph, likely from an earlier period, possibly late 19th- early 20th century.

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This collection is comprised of a single program of the Patrick Walsh Council 677 of the Knights of Columbus for the unveiling of a memorial statue of Saptain Louis Legarde Battey.

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This collection is comprised of papers of several generations of the Langdon family. Includes wills, deeds, financial documents, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.

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This collection is comprised of the single military discharge certificate of Lewis Wesley Soper, dated 1899.

Scope and Contents The Augusta Richmond County Historical Society has a large amount of ephemeral material related to the history of the local area of Augusta and the Central Savannah River Area. The Local history vertical files collection contains information on a range of local organizations, families, and individuals. Most files contain pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, and/or photocopies of historical documents. The collection is no longer being actively added to, but can serve...

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A autograph book belonging originally to Lucy Ella Bothwell between 1839-1900. Contains letters, drawings, art, newspaper clippings, and signatures from friends and family.

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consolidated alphabetical index to city cemetery or Magnolia Cemetary, 1817-1946. Refence books A-F, sexton,s records. Each entry gives name, book, page and year of death Libary has Books A-C on microfilm.

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This collection is comprised of a single document acknowledging Martin Moore's recepit of land in Richmond County in 1789. Signed by George Walton, Governor of Georgia. seal included 18.5"x 16".

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A collection of ephemeral materials documenting the sociocultural and natural history of the Augusta Richmond County area, collected by Mrs. Mary Carter Winter, a local journalist for the Augusta Herald & the Augusta Chronicle. Materials cover subjects like historical events, local landmarks, notable figures, art & culture, and other miscellaneous topics of interest to Winter.

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A paper detailing the history of George Walton, a local signee of the Declaration of Independence, and his home, Meadow Garden.

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Four registry books beginning July. 4 1960 and ending Aug. 8 1968 and one scrapbook entitled Clippings of George Washington and Revolutary Times, all presented to Meadow Garden. Book no.1 containes signatures of James Ryder Randall on page 15, Willam H. Taft no page 65, John D. Rockefeller on page 69, George E. Kellogg on page 83, Francis Rose Benet on page111 and George S. Walton on page 119.

Abstract in World War II,Million Dollar Luncheons were held across the country to promote buying war bonds to finance the war.  This luncheon would have been an event in the first war bond tours as part of the Stars Over America campaign.  The US was divided into regions and Hollywood stars were assigned to teams to help promote war bonds.  Miss Jane Wyman, mentioned in the program was part of team number five More information can be found in Olney, Larry.  The War Bond Story. s.l. (1971) A copy is...