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Snell, Weis C., 1908-1990

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1908 - 1990

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Captain Francis L. and Elizabeth P. Edmondson papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1109
Scope and Content This collection contains documents that provide professional and personal details about Captain Francis and Elizabeth Edmondson and the Edmondson family. Material includes United States Navy correspondence and publications documenting Edmondson's navy career. Personal interests of Francis and Elizabeth are illustrated through Civil War history clippings, publications from civic organizations, and Cyclorama Restoration, Inc. correspondence. Also a part of the collection are Elizabeth...
Dates: 1878-2008, undated

Weis C. Snell papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1291
Scope and Contents

This collection contains biographical information, and pamphlets related Weis C. Snell and his work in creating dioramas for historic sites in Georgia, including the Ezekiel House in Augusta and the Cyclorama in Atlanta. Of special interest is information related to the restoration of the Margaret Mitchell House, as well as correspondence containing edits to Snell's original diorama plans for the Ezekiel House. Also included is correspondence from his daughter, Marya Snell Phillips.

Dates: approximately 1929-2018, undated

Weis C. Snell visual arts materials

 File
Collection number: ahc.VIS487
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Weis C. Snell and his wife, Frances Rose Smith (1909-1977). Also included are photographs of the Ezekiel Harris House in Augusta, Georgia, as well as sketches of Snell's design for a diorama featuring a tobacco trading scene at the Ezekiel Harris House.

Dates: 1936-1976, undated

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Subject
Dioramas -- Georgia -- Augusta 2
Sculptors -- Georgia 2
Architecture, Domestic -- Georgia -- Augusta 1
Churches -- Georgia -- Atlanta 1
Churches -- Georgia -- College Park 1