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Guide To Ms317 The Popular Dry Goods Company Records, Gloria Meraz, Gerrianne Schaad

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The Popular Dry Goods Department Store was organized in 1902 by Adolph Schwartz. The Popular Dry Goods Company records, MS 317, made up of 296 boxes, 63 volumes of newspapers and 5 drawers of oversized materials, detail the officers, stores, finances, operations, and employees of El Paso’s largest locally-owned retail enterprise.

J. Shields Kenan Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal papers of J. Shields Kennan. Materials span 1947-1997 and concern Kenan's career in the U.S. Army, in the printing business, and as editor and publisher of The Bulloch Times. Materials documenting Kenan’s involvement in the Bulloch County Historical Society and Rotary Club are also included.

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Robert J. Boxer Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of various drafts and the finished manuscript of Robert J. Boxer's 1997 textbook, Essentials of Organic Chemistry. Materials span 1988- 1997 and also include correspondence with publishers, including contracts.

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Newelle D. Anderson Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials collected by Newelle D. Anderson related to the Georgia Southern Alumni Association. Materials span 1980-1991 and include transcripts of Anderson's speeches as president and information on Furman University stadium, the later model for Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium.

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David A. Ruffin Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal and research papers of David Alexander Ruffin, Professor Emeritus of English, Georgia Southern College. Materials span 1939 to 1996 and include papers, literary works, diaries, letters, photographs, and negatives

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Daughters Of The American Revolution, Archibald Bulloch Chapter Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection includes the scrapbooks and meeting minutes that document the activities of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1964 to 2021. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, correspondence, event and activity information, genealogical information of Revolutionary War veterans, and local history. The minutes detail Chapter meetings from 1964-2016, though the minutes from September 1984-May 1996 are missing.

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Horace And Maggie Simmons Hagin Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials, spanning 1915-1960, related to the education and careers of Horace and Maggie Simmons Hagin’s five daughters: Bertha, Dell, Ruth, Ida Mae, and Louise Hagin. Materials include report cards, bills, notebooks, photographs, and clippings that document their experiences as college students in Statesboro and as teachers in Bulloch County. The collection also includes drafting plates by Ruth Hagin and Barnie Kennedy, as well as a few personal items.

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