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Clarke County (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

John C. Pitner collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-104
Overview

Ledger books and similar items from the Athens grocery owned and operated by John C. Pitner and his son, C. L. Pitner, with varied partners for several decades ranging from the later antebellum years to the twentieth century.

Dates: 1837-1953
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / John C. Pitner collection

Original copy of a Clarke County deed, 1882

 Series — Box 6: Series MSS016.023; Series MSS 016.024; 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: 44
Collection number: MSS 016.035
Overview

Original 1882 deed to property in Clarke County.

Dates: 1882
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Perdue Manufacturing Company records

 Unprocessed
Collection number: 2010-003-001
Dates: 1960 - 1980
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library

Rollin M. (Pete) McCommons collection, 1970-1974

 Series — Box 1: Series MSS 010.004 [Barcode: 31001005174074], Folder: 1-2
Collection number: MSS 010.004
Overview

Issues of the United Free Press, a weekly newspaper published in Athens, Georgia, established in 1970.

Dates: 1970-1974
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-010, Periodicals collection

Special editions of the Athens Banner, 1906, 1908

 Series — Case 4: Series MSS 016.051; Series MSS 016.052 [Barcode: Case_4_OSD_33_MSS_016.051_016.052], Folder: 78
Collection number: MSS 016.052
Overview

The 1906 articles have been bound in a special edition, perhaps the original publication of the items. The item is intact and presumably represents the entirety of the special series; however, some pages have been partially consumed by bugs. The 1908 articles are laminated; like the 1906 articles, they profile leading businesses, schools, and Mayor William F. Dorsey; also describing the state of Athens’ municipal services.

Dates: 1906, 1908
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Sylvanus Morris collection, 1910-1923

 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: 16
Collection number: MSS 016.011
Overview

The collection contains personal letters to Sylvanus Morris from Athens or Georgia state officials and businessmen.

Dates: 1910-1923
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Whitehall photograph collection, 1910-1920

 Series — Box 6: Series MSS016.023; Series MSS 016.024; 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: 32
Collection number: MSS 016.030
Overview

Three photographs from Whitehall, Georgia around the 1910s and 1920s.

Dates: 1910-1920
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Woods Family correspondence, 1908-1945

 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: 18
Collection number: MSS 016.013
Overview

Mostly correspondence among members of the Woods Family.

Dates: 1908-1945
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections