Athens (Ga.)
Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
May Erwin Talmadge collection
Photographs, a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, and other materials from the personal holdings of May Erwin Talmadge.
Women's Auxiliary to the Medical Association of Clarke County collection
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.
Dr. J. B. Carlton freedmen medical ledger
Ledger containing information pertaining to more than 370 African-American patient medical accounts.
Altrusa Club of Athens records
Records of the Altrusa Club of Athens, primarily covering the activities of the club during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza Committee collection
Materials detailing the planning and fund-raising work of the Athens-Clarke County Veterans Memorial Plaza Committee.
Perdue Manufacturing Company records
Fowler Family collection
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.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company collection
Meeting minutes of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company from 1857 to 1879, including the signatures of members. Also included is a notice of a meeting held on May 26, 1904, with accompanying signatures.
Athens Area Retired Educators Association collection
Records, publications, directories, scrapbooks, and other materials pertaining to the Athens Area Retired Educators Association.
Millie Dearing collection
This collection consists of a scrapbook kept by Mildred “Millie” Lyle Dearing describing her work with the Athens Art Association and the Georgia Museum of Art. Included in the scrapbook are newspaper clippings and other paper materials related to her own artistic endeavors, and her work with Athens Art and Georgia Museum of Art. This collection also includes photographs of Dearing from 1963 and an example of a wedding invitation she designed.
Beusse Family collection
Photographs, notebooks, correspondence, and miscellaneous other items from the Beusse Family, most of all Lena Beusse, wife of Henry W. Beusse, an Athens Chief of Police who was the son of Henry Beusse, a German immigrant who became a major political and commercial leader in Athens during the late nineteenth century.
C. A. Trussell Motor Company records
Records of the C. A. Trussell Motor Company, a Ford dealership in Athens, Georgia, in later years known as Trussell Ford.
Gilleland Family collection
A wide selection of materials pertaining to the Gilleland family, largely known because John Gilleland invented a double-barreled cannon during the Civil War.
Gary Doster papers
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.
Bernstein Funeral Home records
Photocopies of Bernstein Funeral Home records, 1911-1940.
Jack Martin collection
Materials pertaining to Jack Martin’s work as a columnist for the Athens Banner-Herald and portraying Stana Claus in person and on the radio.
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) collection
Athens Community Council on Aging's History of the Station collection
Documents pertaining to the Athens Community Council on Aging’s participation in the Grassroots Arts Program, which led to the creation of The History of the Station, an oral history of the railroad station formerly located on Hoy Street. The Council attained ownership of the building in 1987 and restored it to use as their headquarters.
Gayther Plummer collection
This collection mostly pertains to Gayther Plummer's work as a climatologist, including soil surveys, as well as two folders of materials relating to his work with the Georgia Heritage Trust.
The Foundation for Excellence in Public Education collection
This collection contains materials pertaining to meetings held by members of the Foundation for Excellence in Education in addition to photographs and ephemera from award ceremonies held by the Foundation.