Burdishaw and Symns Augusta postcards

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MSS-375

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of postcards of Augusta buildings, skylines, and landscapes between 1890 to the early 1970s. The collection primarily depicts the downtown area, along with local resort hotels, businesses, schools, houses, bridges, gardens, and 19th and 20th century Augusta landmarks.

Dates

Created: ca. 1890- ca. 1970
Other: Date of acquisition: 2005
Other: Date of accession: 2016

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no current restrictions and is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Augusta University Special Collections & Institutional Archives is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research purposes only. Materials within the collection are subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Augusta University Special Collections & Institutional Archives may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collelction holds postcards document historic Augusta buldings from ca. 1890-ca. 1970

Arrangement Note

This collection is currently arranged alphabetically by category of structure and type, such as building, location, or garden.

Method of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Reese Library Special Collection in 2005 by an unknown donor and accessioned into the collection in 2016. While it was originally known as "Burdishaw and Symns Postcards," the provenance of such a name, collector, or donor is unknown by Special Collections.

Related Materials

Picturing Augusta: Historic Postcards from the Collection of the East Central Georgia Regional Library System

http://dlgmaint.galib.uga.edu/picturingaugusta/