Houghton School Scrapbook

Item — Box: 1

Identifier: ARCHS-013

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This item is a scrapbook that is compiled of documents from the 1937 – 1938 Houghton Elementary School year located in Augusta. The scrapbook contains photographs, news clippings, club information, names of students and teachers, hand drawn art, and letters from teachers. It also includes some homework assignments from students.

Dates

Created: 1937-1938
Other: Date acquired: 02/14/1979

Conditions Governing Access

No current access restrictions on this collection. Collection 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.

Biographical / Historical

Houghton Elementary School, originally named the Houghton School, was established in 1853 and became the first public elementary school in Augusta in the 1890’s. It was started in honor of John Houghton, who in his will established a $4,000 fund and a small plot of land to the city of Augusta to establish a public school. In the 1890’s the Houghton School was incorporated into the newly chartered public school system. The original building was burned down in the Great Fire of 1916, and the current building was operating until 2000. In 2007, the building became the Heritage Academy which is still operating and providing education to the children of Augusta to this day.

Extent

1.00 items (1 scrapbook)

Language

English

Additional Description

Overview

A scrapbook created by a former student of Houghton Elementary School located in Augusta. It is comprised of hand drawn art, information about the school, as well as the teachers and students for the 1937 – 1938 school year.