Archival ResourcesEmond, Burgin, And Hill Families
Papers, 1843-1957
Biography:
Robert T. Emond, progenitor of the family in Elyton, Alabama, was a native of South
Carolina who
moved to Jones Valley in the early 1840s. In November 1843 he married Minerva
Camp and settled in Elyton.
While Minerva remained at home with the couple's seven children, Robert traveled
through Central Alabama
and Mississippi working as a home contractor.
One of the
Emond daughters, Jane, married James L. Burgin of Compton, Jefferson County.
Their
daughter Natalie (Neat) Burgin married Robert Ernest Hill of Birmingham in 1901.
Robert Hill's sister Carrie
Hill was a prominent Alabama artist in the early to mid 20th century.
Born in Bibb
County, Carrie Hill moved to Jefferson County with her family in the 1880s. Upon
completing her education, she spent the 1920s traveling through Europe painting.
Returning to this country,
Carrie Hill established a studio in the Five Points South section of Birmingham.
She divided her time between
painting and teaching until her death in 1957.
Scope and Content:
This
collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, legal and
financial records,
and family memorabilia.
The letters
were written between the early 1840s and the mid 1920s and discuss personal
matters and
current events. Some letters touch on events during the Civil War. There are
several letters from Edwin Hill
while he was stationed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Neat Burgin
wrote home about her
experiences while visiting Chicago in 1899 and 1900. Also included are courtship
letters from Lee Merrill of
Chicago to Dolly Burgin of Birmingham dated 1896, courtship letters between
Ernest Hill and Neat Burgin
dated 1899 to 1900, a 1923 diary written by Janie Hill while a student at the
University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa, and a sketch book and European trip diary belonging to Carrie Hill.
The subject
files on Carrie Hill contain biographical information, a diary, a scrapbook,
correspondence,
exhibition catalogs, newspaper clippings, a paint box, and other items.
Guide to Collection:
File level
guide available in the Archives Department.
Subject Areas:
Artists --
Alabama -- Birmingham.
Burgin
Family.
Burgin, James
L.
Courtship.
Dating
(Social customs).
Diaries. Elyton (Ala.)
-- History.
Emond Family.
Emond, Robert
T.
Hill, Carrie
L.
Hill Family.
Hill, Robert
E.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Women --
Alabama -- Birmingham.
Collection Number: 112
Size: 5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Restrictions: Standard preservation and copyright restrictions.
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