Richmond County land plat maps

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS-019

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of both original materials and digital surrogates. The original 23 land plats were created by George Summers, the Richmond County surveyor from 1926-1927. The plats, on 24 cloth sheets, including an index sheet, provide the names of Richmond County property owners, though the city of Augusta is not included. Digital surrogates were obtained with the assistance of Mr Dan Crumpton. Scans of original maps held by Special Collections. Original maps are marked #1-18 on the items. Also exists in Microfilm format in the library microfilm collection.

Dates

Created: 1928
Other: Date acquired: 03/23/1982

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.

Extent

8.00 items : 8 compact disks

1 folders : 25 sheets plus 1 copy of the index

Language

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

George Summers

Method of Acquisition

This collection was created in two accessions. The first accession of original materials, acc# 1982.03, was donated Reese Library Special Collections, Augusta University, by George Summers, and delivered by his daughter, Mrs. James H. Minnick, Jr on 03/23/1982. Digital surrogates were accessioned in 2006, as acc# 2006.03. Acc# 1982.03; 2006.03