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Clarke County (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

Athens Chamber of Commerce publication, 1917

 Series — Box 6: Series MSS016.023; Series MSS 016.024; Series MSS 016.025; Series MSS 016.026; Series MSS 016.028; Series MSS 016.029; Series MSS 016.030; Series MSS 016.031; Series MSS 016.032; Series MSS 016.033; Series MSS 016.034; Series MSS 016.035 [Barcode: 31001005172722], Folder: 40
Collection number: MSS 016.032
Overview

A single publication, entitled Athens Clarke County: What the Chamber of Commerce Is Doing for Them, featuring short texts, the organization's by-laws, and a list of members.

Dates: 1917

Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza scrapbook

 Unprocessed
Collection number: 2016-017-001
Dates: 1985 - 1990

Collection of legal, financial, and political documents, Athens and its environs, 1897-1912

 Series — Box 2: Series MSS 016.008; Series MSS 016.010; Series MSS 016.011; Series MSS 016.012; Series MSS 016.013 [Barcode: 31001005173704], Folder: 9
Collection number: MSS 016.008
Overview

Varied documents pertaining to Athens, including jury and voters lists, a contract for the construction of Athens High School, and correspondence written by U.S. Representative and Judge Emory Speer, A. S. Erwin, also a judge, and Erwin’s sons Howell and Stanhope.

Dates: 1897-1912

County Chronicle newsletter, 1984-1988

 Series — Box 1: Series MSS 010.006; Series MSS 010.017; Series MSS 010.022; Series MSS 010.025; Series MSS 010.031; Series MSS 010.035; Series MSS 010.036; Series MSS 010.037; Series MSS 010.038; Series MSS 010.039; Series MSS 010.040; Series MSS 010.041; Series MSS 010.042; Series MSS 010.043; Series MSS 010.044; Series MSS 010.045; Series MSS 010.046; Series MSS 010.047 [Barcode: 31001008528300], Folder: 1
Collection number: MSS 010.040
Overview

Issues of the County Chronicle, a newsletter published by the Clarke County Board of Commissioners.

Dates: 1984-1988

Hubert McAlexander papers

 Unprocessed
Collection number: 2016-001-005

Hubert McAlexander papers

 Unprocessed
Collection number: 2016-001-006

State Normal School and Navy Supply Corps School collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-007
Overview

Photographs, student and classroom materials, clippings, administrative materials, and other documents from the Georgia State Normal School (later renamed the Georgia State Teachers College) and the Navy School Supply Corps School; in addition, documents from the Navy Supply Corps School Local Redevelopment Authority, including complete copies of proposals for reuse of the property upon the closure of the Navy School.

Dates: 1899-2010

Rendezvous with Destiny: The World War II Oral History Project collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-008
Overview

Audiovisual recordings of interviews with Second World War veterans living in the Athens area.

Dates: 1994-2016

Delta Kappa Gamma collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-012
Overview

Scrapbooks containing publications, photographs, and clippings related to the activities of the Gamma Chapter of Psi State, Delta Kappa Gamma International.

Dates: 1939-1994

Athens Sister City collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-020
Overview

Materials related to the sister-city relationship between Athens, Georgia and Athens, Greece.

Dates: 2600 B.C. - 1996 A.D.

Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005172417], Object: 1
Collection number: MSS-022
Overview

Scrapbook detailing the planning, construction, and dedication of the Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza.

Dates: 1985-1990

Georgia postcard collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005172367], Object: 1-80
Collection number: MSS-023
Overview

Postcards depicting buildings and scenes in Athens and other Georgian communities.

Dates: ca. 1930-ca. 2000

J. Tanner collection of Clarke Central High School memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-024
Overview

Student publications, event programs, certificicates, awards, and other items collected by J. Tanner as a student at Clarke Central High School in the years, 1975-1979, in addition to varied other personal items.

Dates: 1971-1979

Women's Auxiliary to the Medical Association of Clarke County collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-031
Overview

Meeting minutes, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to the Women's Auxiliary to the Medical Association of Clarke County. Several references to Crawford W. Long are included.

Dates: 1926-1941

Dr. J. B. Carlton freedmen medical ledger

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005173316]
Collection number: MSS-032
Overview

Ledger containing information pertaining to more than 370 African-American patient medical accounts.

Dates: 1867-1872

Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza Committee collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005173639], Folder: 1-29
Collection number: MSS-034
Overview

Materials detailing the planning and fund-raising work of the Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza Committee.

Dates: 1985-1990

Perdue Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-035
Overview This collection collects the records and other files of the Perdue Manufacturing Company, also known as the Perry Brothers Manufacturing company, over the course of their time in business which spans roughly 1940 to 1992. The collection contains business receipts and other pieces of correspondence detailing the sale of items to purchasing companies like Sears and Roebuck, JC Penney, and McRaes. The collection contains two series; the first is filed alphabetically, retaining the order of the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1960-1980; 1940-1992

Fowler Family collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-036
Overview

Correspondence, photographs, and personal ephemera of the Fowler Family of Athens, Georgia, for the most part pertaining to Joel Jackson Fowler and his daughter, Rebecca.

Dates: ca. 1860-1952

Athens Area Retired Educators Association collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-039
Overview

Records, publications, directories, scrapbooks, and other materials pertaining to the Athens Area Retired Educators Association.

Dates: 1960-2015

Gary Doster papers

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-044
Scope and Contents

The collection includes drafts, review copies, and mock-ups of Gary L. Doster's book, A Postcard History of Athens, Georgia, published 2002 by the Athens Historical Society. Some of the documents feature handwritten notes, providing insight into the process of editing and publishing a work of local history.

Dates: 2001-2002