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Albion’S Voice: Savannah’S Independent Newspaper, University Libraries, Lane Library

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An alternative newspaper published in Savannah, Georgia during 1970. Albion’s Voice reported on the war in Vietnam, racism, women’s/ gay liberation, environmental issues and counter-culture topics and events. No issue was dated, issues 3, 4, 5 were numbered and issues 1, 2, 6 were assigned numbers by the archivist in approximate chronological order.

Corrie Mcdowell Martin Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection spans 1933 to 1979 and consists of administrative records, correspondence, promotional booklets, newspaper clippings, and related materials documenting the activities of Liberty County organizations in which Corrie McDowell Martin was actively involved. Materials include a two-volume record of Daughters of the American Colonists (1940-1957); founding documents of the Midway Museum, Inc.; United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1949-1973 and other materials that document the history of Midway and Liberty County, Georgia.

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Deloach Primitive Baptist Church Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of photocopies of the DeLoach Primitive Baptist Church constitution and minutes from 1840 to 1961. Photographic slides of an Easter sunrise service are also included.

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Savannah And The Sea Islands Tourism Collection, University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library

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This collection contains assorted materials relating to historic sites and homes in Savannah and the Sea Islands of Georgia, dated from 1933 to 1959. Materials include postcards, booklets, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and photographs.

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Naomi L. D. Cox Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of correspondence to Naomi L.D. Cox of Clayton's Mills, Pickens County, South Carolina from 1859-1869. The letters from family members discuss personal and farm news, but also mention the secession of Tennessee and South Carolina, life and living conditions in Tennessee during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and some descriptions of battles in Tennessee. Correspondents include Malinda D. Cox, Henrietta Cox, and Sallie Cox. The collection also contains an Atlanta Constitution advertisement, a letter between the donors of the collection, and a photograph.

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Daniel Edgar Bland Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of mostly photocopied materials documenting the life of Daniel “Dan” Edgar Bland and the history of Bulloch County, Georgia. Materials originally span 1946-1982 and include genealogical documents, published manuscripts, and handwritten autobiographical materials. An original, hand drawn map of the Bland property is also included.

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Maine Statehood Broadside, 1803, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Broadside signed by residents of Pittston, Maine, arguing for the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts and suggesting that the legislature authorize a convention of delegates from all towns in the district "to declare the sense of their constituents, to frame a constitution ... and to do and transact all things ... necessary to the ... establishment of a separate and independent state."