James U. Jackson collection, 1900-2001

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1900-2001

Extent:

0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes, 1 folder, 1 artifact)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

James U. Jackson papers, ms4031, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains information regarding the family of James U. Jackson including articles, photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. Included are historic materials regarding the Hampton Terrace Hotel, North Augusta, South Carolina, and Roswell, Georgia. Also of interest is a scrapbook of clippings regarding the Chattanooga-Augusta-Charleston and Seaboard Railroads, and the Augusta-Aiken Electric Line.

Biographical / historical:

James Urquhart Jackson (1856-1925) of Augusta, GA was a financer, railroad builder, and developer known primarily for founding and developing the city of North Augusta, South Carolina. Jackson's parents were George and Catherine Jackson. Jackson attended Richmond Academy in 1873, then the University of Georgia, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 1876. Jackson married Minnie Falligant (1857-1883) in Athens, Georgia. They had two children: Robert and Walter. Jackson married Edith Barrington King in 1889, they had four children: Daisy, Edith, James, Jr., and John.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Railroads -- Southern States.
Scrapbooks.
Hotels -- South Carolina -- Hampton Terrace.

Names:

Jackson, James Urquhart, 1856-1925
Jackson, James Urquhart, Jr., 1895-1963

Places:

Roswell (Ga.)
North Augusta (S.C.) -- Photographs.
North Augusta (S.C.) -- History.

Preferred citation:

James U. Jackson papers, ms4031, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.