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Brannen Family Reunion Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of scrapbooks and other records created by members of the annual Brannen Family Reunion in Statesboro, Georgia. Materials span 1949-2019 and include organizational documents, annual meeting minutes, photographs, newspaper clippings, financial receipts and a log book detailing the operations of the family reunions.

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Roger W. Allen, Sr. Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the research papers of Roger W. Allen, Sr. Print and digital material include published and unpublished articles, maps, photographs, and various publications. Topics of interest include the history of Bulloch County, Statesboro, and Savannah as well as the establishment of Standardized Time in the United States.

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Bulloch County Sociological Survey, 1949, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection includes interview transcripts and demographic records of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents and their views of social class divisions and current events in Bulloch County. Documents were compiled in 1949 by sociological researcher, Bevode C. McCall. His 1954 dissertation, “Georgia Town and Cracker Culture” is a result of this survey.

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Bulloch County Historical Society Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials created and collected by Bulloch County Historical Society assembled by its members. Materials span 1865 - 2005 and consist of photographs, letters, newspaper articles, booklets, and other documents. This collection contains original content, researched content, as well as photocopied materials.

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Bulloch County Sociological Survey, 1969-1972, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Collection consists of materials related to Taylor C. Scott’s sociological survey of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents from 1969 to 1972. Materials include completed resident and employment surveys, survey project reports, researcher notes, and general demographic records of Statesboro-Bulloch County residents. Additional documentation of survey methods and data including codebooks, maps, charts, and graphs are included.

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Daughters Of The America Colonists, St. Philip's Parish Chapter Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection includes annual scrapbooks documenting the history of the activities of the Daughters of the American Colonists, St. Philip’s Parish chapter from 1975-2017. Materials include chapter minutes, papers and photographs for chapter activities and events, fundraisers, memorial services, newspaper clippings, chapter yearbooks, and several copies of the organization’s yearly journal, The Colonial Courier.

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Dorothy Brannen Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials related to Dorothy Brannen and her family from 1773 to 1993, including photocopies and original documents. Materials include personal and professional correspondence, administrative documents, genealogical materials, photographs, news clippings, and unpublished writings on Bulloch County.

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Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the transcripts, original cassette tape recordings of public speeches, lectures, and oral history interviews spanning from 1962-2007. Interviews were conducted and recorded by Georgia Southern University’s Department of History and Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections. Those interviewed are mostly locals to Bulloch County and neighboring counties. Interviewees discuss their personal and family lives, historical events they were a part of, and circumstances surrounding their successes. The public speeches and lectures originated from an assortment of sources.

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Olliff & Smith Grocery Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection contains business ledgers that details the records of Olliff & Smith’s Grocery records. Both boxes contain ledgers spanning 1898-1901 and include purchases at the Olliff & Smith Grocery.

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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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Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony Guild Scrapbooks, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of fourteen scrapbooks containing programs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia .concerning the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony Guild. The dates of the scrapbooks range from 1972 to 1996.

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F.N. Carter Store Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of four ledgers from 1941-1952 regarding the F. N. Carter family's businesses: including their general store, cotton gin, trucking company, farm, and turpentine still.

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W. C. Akins And Sons Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the records of W.C. Akins and Sons hardware business from 1931-1982. Materials consist of financial documents including daily receipt books.

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