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Hester, Albert L., 1932-

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Al Hester papers

 Collection
Collection number: MSS.069
Overview Research files of Al Hester, a professor of journalism at the University of Georgia who later in his life wrote extensively on Athens history. The files pertain to the planning and writing of three books: Enduring Legacy: Clarke County Georgia's Ex-Slave Legislators Madison Davis and Alfred Richardson; Putting On Blue: Confederates from the Athens, Georgia, Area Who Became Galvanized Yankees; and Athens Memories: The W.P.A. Federal Writers' Project Interviews; and related historical topics....
Dates: 1980-2017; Majority of material found within 1998-2017

Dillard Family collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005173407], Folder: 1-4
Collection number: MSS.071
Overview

A self-published book on the history of the Dillard Family of Athens, Georgia; in addition to audio and text copies of an interview with Frederick Dillard and documentation related to that oral history.

Dates: 2014-2015

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African Americans -- Georgia 1
Clarke County (Ga.) 1
Federal Writers' Project 1
Freed persons 1
Local history 1