Augustus Smith Family Collection,
Scope and Content
The Augustus Smith Family Collection consist of two letters--one (1864) from Smith in Greenville, Tennessee, to his mother, and another (1866) to General Alex E. Smith, his father, in Rural Mount, Virginia, from an unknown person, telling of his daughter-in-law's death. The collection also includes newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War by Selden Nelson, a genealogy of the Gammon descendants of Joseph Hamilton, an obituary of Elizabeth Smith the wife of Augustus Smith and daughter of Joseph Hamilton, and other articles from various authors.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1926
Creator
- Smith, Augustus (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Augustus Smith Family Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Augustus Smith Family Collection consist of two letters--one (1864) from Smith in Greenville, Tennessee, to his mother, and another (1866) to General Alex E. Smith, his father, in Rural Mount, Virginia, from an unknown person, as well as newspaper clippings and genealogy materials.
Acquisition Information
The Augustus Smith Family Collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Augustus Smith Family Collection was completed in 1985. Additional information was completed in April 2011.
- Title
- Augustus Smith Family Collection, 1864-1926
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu