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Berckmans family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Berckmans family papers | |
| Creator: Berckmans family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1840-1852 | |
| Extent: 4 folder(s) (3 folders and 1 oversized folder) | |
| Collection Number: ms122 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Louis Mathieu Edward Berckmans (1801-1883), and his son, Prosper Julius Alphonso Berckmans, born in Belgium, moved to Augusta, Georgia, and established Fruitland Nursery (now Augusta National Golf Club).
Scope and Content
The collection consists of items belonging to the Berckmans family of Augusta, Georgia: a passport of Louis Mathieu Edward Berckmans (1840); volume containing water color landscape drawings and plant descriptions of a model farm and estate (1846); journal of Prosper Berckmans, titled Voyage en Amerique, 1850, describing the life and customs in the various sections of America visited by Berckmans.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Berckmans family papers, ms122, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Alonzo Purdy in 1947.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2017.