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Jared A. Fogel Photograph Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The Jared A. Fogel collection is comprised of eighty-five historic photographs ranging from 1860-1960. The photographs depict primarily queer men using figurative body language to indicate their sexuality. The first thirty-one photographs have descriptions provided by original collector, Patrick Hobgood.

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American Legion Auxiliary. Dexter Allen Unit No. 90 Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials documenting the history of the American Legion Auxiliary. Dexter Allen Unit No. 90. Materials span 1917-1930 and include a record of citations and promotions of soldiers as well as the history of the unit. Also included are postcards and letters from soldiers sent to their families and friends, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, a list of non-military patriots, a list of all Bulloch County WWI Veterans, and theater programs printed in French.

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Frank W. And Lillian Spencer Collection, 1921-1987, University Libraries, Lane Library

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The collection comprises of the papers of Frank W. Spencer Papers (1921-1979) and Lillian W. Spencer (1940-1987). The bulk of the collection is subject files arranged by Frank W. Spencer over his lifetime. The bulk of the papers range from the 1940s through the end of the 1960s.

Papers Of Harry Clifford Asbury, Ats Special Collections And Archives

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Paul Felder Carroll Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of Georgia Southern College memorabilia and personal materials belonging to Paul Felder Carroll, spanning 1930 to 1967. Materials include notebooks, awards, personal letters, and a cap & gown.

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Papers Of Donald G. Miller, Ats Special Collections And Archives

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Papers Of Wayne Rogers, Ats Special Collections And Archives

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Portal (Ga.) Town Council Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials related to the town of Portal, spanning from 1914-1956. This collection holds the town council meeting minutes, town ordinances, and an abstract by R. Frank Saunders.

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Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the records of Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter spanning 1958-1993. Materials include annual reports, issues of The Candle, and scrapbooks/yearbooks that are often creative projects.

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Camilla Lanier Scrapbooks, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection contains scrapbooks compiled by Camille Lanier. The scrapbooks contain materials spanning 1940 to 1986 and include newspaper clippings of Statesboro-area businesses, information about the Statesboro Chamber of Commerce, photographs, and local ephemera.

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171 Arntzen Photographs Of Armstrong, University Libraries, Lane Library

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Campus photographer’s photograph files. Photos document most aspects of the Armstrong campus during this era, when Armstrong was called Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) and Armstrong State University. Included are events (graduation, campus visits, groundbreakings, etc.), athletics, campus facilities, many campus activities and candid and posed photographs of students, many to illustrate campus promotional materials. Also a portrait collection arranged by name, mostly of faculty and staff. An extensive collection it seems that most photos Arntzen took were archived here.

Finding Aid To The Collection Of Vernon Lee Materials, Violet Paget, Colby College Special Collections

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The Vernon Lee Collection at Colby College contains over 1000 letters, 136 manuscripts and articles, 117 photographs, and a small number of personal documents and artifacts, spanning the years 1866-1960. First and subsequent editions of Vernon Lee titles are described in the Colby Libraries web catalog. Materials arranged in seven series: Correspondence from Vernon Lee, Correspondence to Vernon Lee, Manuscripts, Published Writings, Photographs, Personal Items and Artifacts, and Clippings.

Guide To Ac024 - Chicago-Kent College Of Law Buildings Collection, Jona Whipple

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Chicago-Kent College of Law has been located in the city of Chicago since its founding in 1888. The first location of the school was the Grand Pacific Hotel, located on Clark Street and Jackson Boulevard, in downtown Chicago. Classes for what was then known as the “Chicago Evening School of Law” began in January of 1888 and were held on the second floor in the Appellate Court rooms. In 1889, having outgrown the Grand Pacific Hotel, the Appellate Court was moved to the fourth floor of the Grand Opera House at 119-21 N. Clark Street. The law school underwent two …

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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George A. Rogers Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the personal and research papers of George A. Rogers, Jr., Professor of History, Georgia Southern College. Materials span 1953 to 2004 and include professional correspondence, research notes on botany, aerial photographs, and variety cards on camellia species.

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Frazier Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection was assembled by John A. Frazier of Bulloch County, Georgia. Materials span 1789-1973 and consist of records, mostly letters and deeds, once belonging to families allied to the Frazier family of Washington County, Georgia--particularly the Harman & Brown families, with special focus on Lucy H. Harman and Morgan Brown. Materials also include various court orders; receipts; promissory notes; land plats; genealogical records; certificates; additional correspondence and accounts.

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Charles Parrish Blitch Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection features materials assembled by Charles Parrish Blitch, which document personal and professional aspects of his family and life in Bulloch County. Materials span 1870-2004 and include newspaper clippings, photographs, booklets, correspondence, diplomas, and school annuals that highlight Blitch's interests in local history and genealogy.

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Maxwell Taylor Courson Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, printed articles and brochures, drafts and personal cards and letters of Maxwell Taylor Courson while at Georgia Southern College. Events covered include conferences on Georgia Offshore Oil and Proposition 13, as well as information about Dr. Charles Herty, preparatory to writing an article. Also the College's acquisition of Windsor Village apartments, which became dormitories.

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Dan Earl Riggs Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the legal papers of Dan Earl Riggs and his family members dated from 1913 to 2002. Materials include birth certificates, marriage licenses, legal appointments, military orders, retirement orders, death certificates, and estate appraisals.

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Rotary Club Of Statesboro Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection contains materials created, published, and collected by the Rotary Club of Statesboro. Materials are dated 1935 to 2016 and include documents, club organizational materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS tapes, cassettes, and physical memorabilia, such as attendance awards, patches, and placards.

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Sigma Theta Chapter Of The Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Records, 1971-2000, University Libraries, Lane Library

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Collection holds the contents of two scrapbooks (14 x 12 inches and 10.25 x 11.5 inches) including about ninety pages and seventy pages respectively, one threeprong folder (9.5 x 11.75 inches) including one hundred single-sided sheets of paper; one three-ring binder (10.25 x 11.5 inches) including one hundred fifty single-sided sheets of paper.

Johann Christoph Bornemann Diary And Translations, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the original diary of German-born surgeon Johann Christoph Bornemann from the early 1750s during his visit to Georgia. Also included are translations of diary excerpts, translations of letters sent from Bornemann to German officials, and a biography compiled by Gertha Reinert. Researcher annotations also appear in the translated diary and letters.

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160 University Photograph Collection 1965-1980, University Libraries, Lane Library

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Photographs by college staff made (for the most part) after the move to the Southside campus in 1964/1965. Portraits of faculty form the largest part of the collection, also photos of: campus, buildings, students, staff, and events on campus. Especially: graduation, sports and beauty pageants. Some of the photos were published in The Geechee, Armstrong’s yearbook for 1967 and 1968, the yearbook was used to help identify the persons photographed.

Mary Sue Deloach Smith Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials created and collected by Mary Sue Deloach Smith as part of her 1999 dissertation, What did it mean to be a boarding teacher in a rural Bulloch County community in the 1930s and 1940s. Materials include In-depth interviews with fourteen people who worked as boarding teachers in Bulloch County, 1930-1940s, and transcription. Additional materials include three commissary account books for John H. Brannen farm, six miles west of Statesboro from 1929-1950s.

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Francis Harper Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the professional and personal papers of Cornell-trained naturalist Dr. Francis Harper. Materials span 1904-1972 and include field notebooks, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting the plant and animal life as well as human ecology of the Okefenokee Swamp area of South Georgia. The photographs within Series 1 show the flora, fauna, and people of the Okefenokee swamp. The photographs were taken by the Harpers while on their trips to the swamp. Photographs are all in black and white and range in size. The Field Journals chronicle his travels in the okefenokee, Canada, and New England. Materials …

50-75 Administrative Records Of Robert A. Burnett, 1978-1999., University Libraries, Lane Library

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Administrative Records of Robert Burnett, 1978-1999. 43 linear feet. 1978-1999. Memos, correspondence, audits, proposals, policy statements of Robert Burnett as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences (1978-1980), Vice-President (1980-1985), Acting President (1982-1984) and President (1984-1999), arranged in the following series:

Series One: Subject files, 1978-1999, 18 linear feet.

Series Two: News clippings, 1965-1999, 2 MS boxes, 1 linear foot.

Series Three: Complaints, 1984-1998, 1 MS box, 0.5 linear foot.

Series Four: Departmental files, 1978-1989, 16 linear feet.

Series Five: Copies of Correspondence, 8/1982-1/1988, 2.5 linear feet.

Series Six: University System, 1982-1989, 5 linear feet.

Marvin Pittman Laboratory School History Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials documenting this history of Marvin Pittman Laboratory School. Materials span 1938-1997 the bulk of which cover 1970-1997 and include yearbooks, scrapbooks, student work, plaques, slides, photographs, and ephemera. Documentation of core expectations, courses taught, accomplishments, student/parent handbooks, and various activities during events are also housed in this collection.

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Marvin Pittman Laboratory School Final Year Memorabilia, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of class activities, school work, and curricula for the Marvin Laboratory School’s last year, 1997-1998.

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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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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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