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Nonprofit organizations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Ethel T. Chaffin papers

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-060
Overview

The collection contains materials donated by Athens resident Ethel T. Chaffin who earned a Master of Arts degree at the University of Georgia in dance and theatre history in 1982 and contributed heavily to the work of the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation. Includes her thesis notes and research on Athens theatrical history and preservation of local landmarks, including Seney-Stovall Chapel.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1979-1994; Majority of material found within 1967-2002
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Ethel T. Chaffin papers

Moore's Ford Memorial Committee collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005175378], Folder: 1-12
Collection number: MSS-061
Overview

The collection pertains to the Moore’s Ford Memorial Committee, which operated in Clarke, Oconee, and Walton counties from 1997 to 2004 in response to renewed interest in the 1946 Moore’s Ford lynching. The collection contains meeting minutes and agendas that detail Committee efforts such as annual scholarships and a memorial service for the victims of the lynching; and documents pertaining to the Georgia Historical Society marker at the location of the lynching.

Dates: 1992-2004; Majority of material found within 1997-2003
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Moore's Ford Memorial Committee collection