Gorgas House, 1890s

Item — Box: 5303, Folder: 2010.014.000044

Identifier: 2010.014.000044

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Collection consists of forty-nine photographs of William Crawford Gorgas (1854 - 1920) family, son of Josiah and Amelia Gayle Gorgas. Collection includes formal portraits of William Crawford Gorgas from infancy to adulthood, wife Marie, daughter Aileen and her children, Amelia Gayle Gorgas, friends of the Gorgas family, and interior and exterior scenes of the Gorgas homes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Cuba and Panama. Collection also includes a portrait photograph entitled, "Hood's Children" that depicts the orphaned children of Confederate General John Bell Hood. Photograph was sold under the auspices of the Hood Relief Committee, New Orleans. Proceeds of the sale benefited the Permanent Fund for the Education and Maintenance of the "Wards of the South".

Dates

1890s

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.