Scope and Contents This collection contains works collected by Harvey M. Smith Jr. and his original designs. Materials in this collection by Smith are illustrated works with a focus on the human figure, the natural world, decorative arts and designs and paintings by Claud J. Herndon. The collected works further include photographic prints and negatives of the Smith and Robertson families, and residences; photographs of Claud Herndon (1912-1980); and photography from Smith’s research on the history of...

Scope and Contents This series contains research on Alabama and Georgia history, Robertson and Smith family histories, the history of textiles, nineteenth century newspapers, museums and libraries, potpourri, nineteenth century pamphlets and speeches, Thomas Sheraton, and a study of pain and pleasure. The bulk of the collection are Smith’s hand-written notes and notecards on these subjects. Of particular note are eighteenth century documents about the trade of enslaved persons, an Almanac from 1730, and a...