Skip to main content

Athens (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:

Athens 96 collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-054
Overview Athens 96 Incorporated was the corporation founded by Athens community members upon the announcement that Athens would host Olympic Soccer for the 1996 Olympics. The group brought together community leaders to serve as a community liaison between Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, Athens Clarke County Government, Athens Clarke County non-profits and groups, and the broader community. They planned events and served as volunteers, as well as coordinated the donation of money and time to...
Dates: 1993-1998; Majority of material found within 1994-1996
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens 96 collection

Dan McClure slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-055
Overview

Slides of photographs taken by Dan McClure for local publications including Athens Magazine and as owner of McClure Studios.

Dates: 1970 - 1990
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Dan McClure slides

Athens City Engineer collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-056
Overview The Athens City Engineer collection contains materials from the City Engineer office from the inclusive dates of 1883 to 1982. The bulk of the items are dated from 1957 to 1980 and contain primarily agreements, contracts, and specifications for development projects in Athens including additions to the water treatment plants, business developments, and parks. The collection also collects miscellaneous publications from other Athens departments like the police, as well as items relating to...
Dates: 1883-1983; Majority of material found within 1957-1980
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens City Engineer collection

Whitehead Media Group and WNGM-TV 34 collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-057
Overview

The collection pertains to the later phrase of WNGM's history. It consists of correspondence regarding cancellation of programs and other matters; business and legal documentation of programs and advertisements, including F. C. C. reports and receipts for advertising buys; and materials related to a legal dispute between Whitehead and MediaOne regarding WNGM's inclusion in Atlanta-area markets.

Dates: 1993-1998
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Whitehead Media Group and WNGM-TV 34 collection

Towards a History of Athens collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005172672]
Collection number: MSS-058
Overview

This collection apparently contains materials intended for a project entitled, Towards a History of Athens, Georgia. The provenance of the collection is uncertain. Given its small size, its original compiler may have intended to include other materials.

Dates: 1958
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Towards a History of Athens collection

Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society (COGS) collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-064
Overview

Newsletters of the Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society and other materials to be added.

Dates: 1987-1996
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society (COGS) collection

Collection of Athens cookbooks and recipes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-066
Overview

This collection mostly contains cookbooks published by local organizations featuring recipes from amateur chefs.

Dates: 1929-2016
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Collection of Athens cookbooks and recipes

Al Hester papers

 Collection
Collection number: MSS-069
Overview Research files of Al Hester, a professor of journalism at the University of Georgia who later in his life wrote extensively on Athens history. The files pertain to the planning and writing of three books: Enduring Legacy: Clarke County Georgia's Ex-Slave Legislators Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson; Putting On Blue: Confederates from the Athens, Georgia, Area Who Became Galvanized Yankees; and Athens Memories: The W.P.A. Federal Writers’ Project Interviews; and related historical topics....
Dates: 1980-2017; Majority of material found within 1998-2017
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Al Hester papers

Jennie L. Mattox collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005173373], Folder: 1
Collection number: MSS-070
Overview

Items donated by the family of Jennie L. Mattox commemorating her work for the community.

Dates: 2019
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Jennie L. Mattox collection

Dillard Family collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005173407], Folder: 1-4
Collection number: MSS-071
Overview

A self-published book on the history of the Dillard Family of Athens, Georgia; in addition to audio and text copies of an interview with Frederick Dillard and documentation related to that oral history.

Dates: 2014-2015
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Dillard Family collection

Athens ephemera

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-073
Overview A sort of companion to the Small collections (MSS 016) and the vertical files, this collection houses objects that both do not belong elsewhere in the Heritage Room manuscripts and archives and fit the definition of the term, ephemera, as used in the fields of antiques and collectables. Ephemera can be found in other Heritage Room collections, especially the collection of promotional hand fans for Athens funeral and ambulance services (MSS 065) and the J. Tanner collection of Clarke Central...
Dates: ca. 1950-2008
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens ephemera

Conoly Hester papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-074
Overview

Journalist Conoly Hester’s research files, containing clippings of articles authored by her and accompanying printed materials.

Dates: 1971-2017
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Conoly Hester papers

Athens-Clarke Safe Cycling Association collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005171732], Folder: 1-8
Collection number: MSS-075
Overview

Documents concerning the organization’s goal of making cities safe for cyclists, including internal records, pamphlets on bicycle safety, and maps of cities for cyclists. Some records were not created by the organization, but used as reference material.

Dates: 1974-1990
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens-Clarke Safe Cycling Association collection

Kiwanis Club collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS-077
Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-2015
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Kiwanis Club collection

Rosa von der Lieth quilt

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: MSS_081]
Collection number: MSS-081
Content Description

There are two pieces to this collection, the quilt and the newspaper article. The quilt was completed in 1899 in a process that took several months. The quilt is red in coloration with white stars and wheels. The wheels and stars have a total of 800 signatures from famous and local figures. The quilt is 93in by 79in long. The newspaper article is from November 28th, 1963, from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. It was written by Doris Lockerman.

Dates: February 15th, 1898; November 28, 1963
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Rosa von der Lieth quilt

Broad Street Trees project and Athens Tree Commission collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005176277], Folder: 1-8
Collection number: MSS-087
Overview

Photographic and written documentation of Broad Street Trees and other early Athens Tree Commission projects.

Dates: 1980-2019; Majority of material found within 1980-1984
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Broad Street Trees project and Athens Tree Commission collection

Nichols Family papers, 1817-1885

 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: 10-12
Collection number: MSS 016.010
Overview

Correspondence and receipts relating to Ransom Nichols, an Athens resident involved in local politics.

Dates: 1817-1885
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Nicholson House collection, 2004

 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: 34-35
Collection number: MSS 016.033
Overview

Photographs and documents pertaining to the Nicholson House.

Dates: 2004
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Old Grove School collection, 1878-1956

 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: 28
Collection number: MSS 016.026
Overview

Correspondence, programs, teachers’ records, and other documents pertaining to the Old Grove School, located in Athens, Georgia.

Dates: 1878-1956
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS-016, Small collections

Original copy of a Clarke County deed, 1882

 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: 56
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