Scope and Contents The collection, consisting mostly of photocopies, includes newspapers, maps, and a city directory collected by Reid, a former editor of the Columbus Ledger. Those relating specifically to Columbus include: Muscogee Democrat, Extras, June 21, 1846; Muscogee Democrat and Mercantile Advertiser, July 13 & November 29, 1849; maps of Georgia, 1791, 1834, 1842, 1856; map of the city of Columbus, 1889; photographic enlargements of portions of 1872 and 1882 aerial perspective maps of Columbus;...