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Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Anonymous diary

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-056
Abstract

Single volume diary belonging to an unkown auther residing in Augusta, most likely a young gentleman clerk boarding in Augusta.

Dates: Created: 1869; Other: Date acquired: 12/1983

Anonymous diary

 Item — Object 1
Identifier: ARCHS-055
Overview

An anonymous diary of a male Augusta native documenting his time as a college student at Spring Hill College in Alabama and his experiences in Augusta and the Charleston earthquake of 1886.

Dates: Created: 1886; Acquired: 03/05/1979

Anonymous Diary collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-082
Scope and Contents

A collection of 3 anonymous diaries that chronicle and document life in Augusta between 1857-1896. Two of the diaries (1891 and 1896) of photocopies of the original primary source material. The diary from 1857 is the original physical copy.

Dates: Created: 1857; Other: Date acquired: 12/00/1983

Benson Family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ARCHS-100
Overview

Spanning the 19th and early 20th centuries, this collection documents the Benson family, with a primary focus on Berry Benson's military, literary, and historical research papers. The collection also includes family diaries by Charles and Arthur Benson and scrapbooks compiled by Jeanie Benson chronicling Augusta's cultural history.

Dates: Created: 1865-1954; Acquired: 1981-1993

Charles Carroll Photograph collection

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-332
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of 5 cardboard backed photographs depicting scenes of Augusta from 1850-1899, taken by Charles Carroll Paine as he travelled to Federal Point, Florida. Also includes an excerpt from Paine's travel diary.

Dates: Other: 1850-1899

John Wesley Clark Notebook

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS-186
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of a single journal written by John Wesley Clark that documents his life during the first half of 1844. The journal was written in many locations throughout the United States of America, and documents the sociocultural environment of the country during the time period.

Dates: Created: 1842-1844; Other: Date acquired: 05/05/1993

Walker family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-401
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of personal correspondence, photographs, and financial records documenting the prominent Walker family of Augusta, Georgia.

Dates: Created: 1844-1982; Other: Date acquired: 06/09/2009