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Central Of Georgia Railway Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials spanning 1941-1947 and includes business records and correspondence of the Central of Georgia Railway Company as well as detailed reports of employees’ United States military service during World War II. These reports include employee military records, interviews conducted by Central of Georgia Railway Company of veteran employees, and letters expressing their gratitude for their service in the war. Find this collection in the University libraries' catalog.

Roxie A. Remley Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the papers of Georgia Southern Emerita Professor of Art, Roxie A. Remley, from 1942-2020. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, journals, day calendars, photographs, and other unpublished materials related to Remley’s work with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), later Women’s Army Corps, Georgia Southern College, the Statesboro First Methodist Church, and other local organizations. Examples of Remley’s artwork and framed prints are included as well as materials originally belonging to Georgia B. Watson.

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Edward M. Higgins Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal and naval papers of Edward M. Higgins, along with photographs and objects related to his career. The materials cover the multiple ships he served on, as well as personal correspondence and photographs from his family. The bulk of the documents are from 1940-1968.

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William A. Hagins Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection contains the papers of William Archer Hagins, Sr. from 1919-2005. Included within the collection are written letters, V-Mail, military documents, and legal documents concerning Hagins’ service in the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Additional materials related to the Hagins Family including William Archer Hagins, Jr., prominent American medical researcher, are included and consist of family photographs and genealogical research materials

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Thérèse Roué Chauvin Letters To Kemp Mabry, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of forty-four letters received by Dr. (then Sgt.) Kemp Mabry from Thérèse Roué Chauvin, a French child whom he began corresponding beginning in 1945, until Chauvin’s death in 1993.

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Les Vannetais Letters To Kemp Mabry, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of fifty-seven letters from French residents of Vannes to Dr. (then Sgt.) Kemp Mabry, spanning 1945-53. Letters from members of the L'Honnen and Le Bourgne families, and especially from Suzanne Le Gleuher (later Saporita). User copies of the letters of “Les Vannetais” in two bound volumes are also included

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John Fletcher Darley, Jr. Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of photocopies of the letters of United States Navy Hospital Apprentice First Class John Fletcher Darley, Jr. and his family sent from overseas and Marine bases in the United States in 1944 and 1945. Also included are photocopies of the telegram informing his parents that he had been killed in action and condolence letters from men who served with him.

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Robert M. Benson Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Spanning 1937-1969, materials consist of indentures, deeds, promissory notes, insurance maps, and other legal and financial records from the earliest years of Georgia Southern University, then known as First District Agricultural and Mechanical School; materials also include personal and professional correspondences from Charles E. Cone Realty Company to active and prospective tenants about owning land in Bulloch County, as well as a variety of local land plats, oversized maps, blueprints, and posters; additionally, there are photographs of prominent local figures and family members. A notable entry are newspapers detailing the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. A selection of World …

Leodel Coleman Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Leodel Coleman concerning his WWII service from 1942-1945. It includes stories for local newspapers about the U.S. Marine Corps mainly regarding promotions, weddings, and Purple Heart recipients. Additional correspondence between Margaret Mitchell and family are included.

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