<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv01286</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Smith, Augustus, Family Collection</titleproper><titleproper>Augustus Smith Family Collection, <date>1864-1926</date> <num>Ms.1985.017</num></titleproper><author>Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2014 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-07 13:37:19 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Augustus Smith Family Collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Smith, Augustus</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms.1985.017</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1864/1926" type="inclusive">1864-1926</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_51d098b92302a2e086ef16c3149ae253" label="Abstract">The Augustus Smith Family Collection consists 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 concerning the American Civil War and other topics.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_a6e80e2835e3716645ac620616bb1e32">The materials in the collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_584dea128ff256889c4fd950e9063230">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_76a9a0da6317ad37d3d2fe00bef22da0">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (<a href="mailto:specref@vt.edu">specref@vt.edu</a> or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_d510531a0ff18cff5a6ae9e4ca693ce0">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Augustus Smith Family Collection, Ms1985-017, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_c10d727e235680d6126fe55e80e4fe47">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The Augustus Smith Family Collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_95c887012c59436cd608899ad896ffa4">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Augustus Smith Family Collection was completed in 1985. Additional information was completed in April 2011.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>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 American 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. </p>  </scopecontent>
  <odd id="aspace_828b4105d2c58e3f5de4d26412aa1889">
    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the  Augustus Smith Family Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Civil War</subject>
    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85140205" source="lcsh">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</subject>
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