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Plaster and Smith families photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS440

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of members of the Plaster and Smith families. Photographs show Plaster family members gathered for family reunions, Emma Plaster (1905-1987) at school with her classmates, and a group portrait of young women, including Tullie Smith (1886-1967), titled “The Four Smith Sisters.” Additional photographs include unidentified men, some wearing Confederate uniforms, unidentified Girl Scouts, and an unidentified residence. Of special note are photographs of the Rock Spring School that include building locations and the school’s history.

Dates

  • 1835-1950, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Biographical / Historical

Emma Smith Plaster (1867-1951) was born to James Washington Smith (1827-1874) and Emily Wynne Smith (1830-1883) in Fulton County, Georgia. She married Frank A. Plaster (1867-1938) in 1890 and the couple had six children: Daniel Liddell Plaster (1892-1955), Mary Smith Plaster (1894-1895), James Wilson Plaster (1896-1962), Sarah Plaster Brown (1899-1963), Nellie Plaster (1902-1917), and Emma Plaster (1905-1987). Daniel Liddell Plaster married Kathleen DeMille Plaster (1890-1991) and the couple had one son, Daniel Plaster Jr. (1929- ). Emma Smith Plaster is buried in Rock Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery along with other members of the Plaster and Smith families. Emma and Frank were members of the Plaster, Smith, Collier, and Steele families, one of the first settlers of Fulton and DeKalb counties in Georgia. Frank A. Plaster was the great-grandson of Benjamin Plaster (1780-1836), who owned over 1,000 acres of land in the Atlanta area on which Rock Spring School was built in 1835.

Extent

25 image(s) (14 black and white photographic prints and 11 black and white photographic prints mounted on one heavy stock poster board and paper)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1950, with subsequent additions.

Bias in Description

As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information. We choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. We are not neutral, and bias is reflected in our descriptions, which may not accurately convey the racist or offensive aspects of collection materials. Archivists make mistakes and might use poor judgment. In working with this collection, we often re-use language used by the former owners of the material. This language provides context but often includes bias and prejudices reflective of the time in which it was created. The Kenan Research Center’s work is ongoing to implement reparative language where Library of Congress subject terms are inaccurate and obsolete.

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General

This collection was previously catalouged as PLA.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2022.

Title
Plaster and Smith families photographs
Subtitle
ahc.VIS440
Author
Ariana Lee
Date
October 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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