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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 178 Collections and/or Records:

Riverside Mill records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-098
Scope and Contents Original mailing envelope states that certain internal documents and memos relate to the founding and early history of the Riverside Mills. Documents believed to be the personal papers of William E. McCoy. Some documents deal with the sale of a patent belonging to Riverside Mills, one session of minutes, one report to shareholders, a receipts relating to functions of the Mills, the Bye Laws of the Mills and the sale agreement between Riverside Mills and Union Wadding. Other materials are...
Dates: Created: 1818-1895; Other: Majority of material found in 1888-1895; Other: Date acquired: 00/12/1983

Rosamund family papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-071
Abstract

Several files of family papers

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 10/07/1980

Sacred Heart Parochial School records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-070
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 4 student record ledgers of Sacred Heart Parochial School in Downtown Augusta, in between the years 1876-1923.

Dates: Created: 1876-1886, 1908-1909, 1911-1913, 1923; Other: Date acquired: 01/15/1981

Samuel Vance Fulkerson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-144
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 12 folders of the papers of Samuel Vance Fulkerson. The collection includes correspondence, notes, and military related documents.

Dates: Created: 1853-1864; Other: Date acquired: 03/06/2019

Savannah River postcard

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-143
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single postcard depicting the Savannah River and the North Augusta bridge. The note on the postcard is addressed to a George Davis, of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: Created: 1912; Other: Date acquired: 11/22/2006

Skinner family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-002
Scope and Contents

Papers from the Skinner family, dating from the pre-revolutionary period. Comprised of books, legal documents, family letters, and business papers. The collection comprises of mostly receipts and land deeds/indentures. Includes papers from William Skinner, Charles Skinner, and James Skinner.

Dates: Created: 1773-1880; Other: Date acquired: 06/21/1977

Soldiers' Loan and Building Association indenture book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-027
Dates: Created: 1866-1876; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1979

“Some incidents of the civil war as related by an eye witness”

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-183
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single copy of a typed memoir  of the American Civil War written by Mary F. House Lane in 1925.

Dates: Created: 1925; Other: Date acquired: 03/15/2019

Southern Bell plaque

 Collection — 313
Identifier: ARCHS-123
Scope and Contents

Southern Bell plaque presented to the Richmond County Historical Society (April 1988)

Dates: Created: 1988/1989; Other: Date acquired: 00/06/1988

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Women of the Church Yearbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-078
Scope and Contents

Ten booklets divided among three functions: Women of the Church Yearbook, the Annual Parish Meeting and Episcopal Churchwomen, and the Diocese of Georgia Annual meeting

Dates: Created: 1961-1976; Other: Date acquired: 08/20/1981

Stark family genealogy

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-175
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of genealogy research on the Stark family, as well as some correspondence.

Dates: Created: 1918, 1929, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/14/2019

Strowger Automatic Telephone Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-116
Scope and Contents

Original correspondence dated 1895-1899 with photocopies of additional correspondence, an issue of ACGS November/December 1992 and a centennial calendar dated 1991

Dates: Created: -1993; Other: Majority of material found in 1895-1993 (1895-1899, 1925-1954, 1991-1993); Other: Date acquired: 05/07/1993

Summerville Neighborhood Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-129
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of materials documenting the history of the Summerville Neighborhood Association and their historic preservation work. Collection materials include: correspondence, membership records, newspaper clippings, and promotional materials for the Designer Showcase and Tour of Homes events put on by the Association.

Dates: Created: 1970-1995

Superior Court of Middle District of Georgia docket book

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-024
Dates: Created: 1835-1837; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1978

T. G. Garrett Account Book

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-032
Scope and Contents

This collection in comprised of a single account book that documents the business affairs of T. G. Garrett account book. The book includes ledgars of payable accounts, receipts, debts, and other miscellaneous financial topics.

Dates: Created: 1800-1801; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/1979

Telfairville First Baptist Church records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-065
Scope and Contents

Material includes a book of minutes and documents relating to church governance. Of particular interest, within the minutes book is the church statement of faith and the covenants.

Dates: Created: 1883-1934; Other: Date acquired: 09/17/1980

“The Magazine of American History”

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-164
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single copy of the November 1881 issue of "The Magazine of American History," published by A.S. Barnes & Company.

Dates: Created: 1881; Other: Date acquired: 03/13/2019

Tobin family coat of arms

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-171
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single printed version of the Tobin family crest.

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

Tom Linder letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: ARCHS-157
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of the single letter from Tom Linder, written to R. Allen Elliot of Augusta, GA. The letter appears to be a campaign letter for Linder, during his campaign for Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of Georgia.

Dates: Created: 1934; Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2019

Trustees of Richmond Academy records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-114
Abstract

Elevlen folders containing the letters and documents of the Trustees of Richmond Academy from 1958-1976. The folders numbered 1-11 contain the ten subjects listed above whitch signify the Trustees' major activites and responsiblities. Folder 10 contains miscellaneous papers.

Dates: Created: April 29, 1958- Oct. 1, 1976; Other: Date acquired: 07/31/1991