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Local government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Augusta City Census

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-015
Scope and Contents

A photocopy of the 1852 Augusta City Census contaning record of the population in the city, including ethnicity, household information, migration information, enslaved people, property, and servants.

Dates: Created: 1852; Other: Date acquired: 06/03/1981

Augusta-Richmond County Charter Commission records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-056
Overview

This collection consists of marterials related to the Augusta-Richmond County Merger Charter Committee that attempted to merge the city of Augusta and Richmond County into a single governmental entity during the 1970s.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 05/15/1979; 1972-1976

Charles DeVaney papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS -432
Content Description

This collection comprises of legal documentation, photographs, notebooks, correspondence, and commemorative material realted to the life and career of Charles DeVaney, Augusta's last mayor before the city's consolidation with Richmond County in 1996. The collection also contains material related to DeVaney's development of the Augusta Riverwalk and Augusta's Sister Cities.

Dates: 1954-2007; Majority of material found within 1970-1999

Judge Henry C. Hammond papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ARCHS-101
Abstract

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

Dates: Acquired: 1983; Created: 1884-1953; Majority of material found in 1884-1905