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Clarke County (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Athens City Engineer collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS.056
Overview The Athens City Engineer collection contains materials from the City Engineer office from the inclusive dates of 1883 to 1982. The bulk of the items are dated from 1957 to 1980 and contain primarily agreements, contracts, and specifications for development projects in Athens including additions to the water treatment plants, business developments, and parks. The collection also collects miscellaneous publications from other Athens departments like the police, as well as items relating to...
Dates: 1883-1983; Majority of material found within 1957-1980
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens City Engineer collection

Whitehead Media Group and WNGM-TV 34 collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS.057
Overview

The collection pertains to the later phrase of WNGM's history. It consists of correspondence regarding cancellation of programs and other matters; business and legal documentation of programs and advertisements, including F. C. C. reports and receipts for advertising buys; and materials related to a legal dispute between Whitehead and MediaOne regarding WNGM's inclusion in Atlanta-area markets.

Dates: 1993-1998
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Whitehead Media Group and WNGM-TV 34 collection

Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society (COGS) collection

 Collection
Collection number: MSS.064
Overview

Newsletters of the Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society and other materials to be added.

Dates: 1987-1996
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society (COGS) collection

Collection of Athens cookbooks and recipes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MSS.066
Overview

This collection mostly contains cookbooks published by local organizations featuring recipes from amateur chefs.

Dates: 1929-2016
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Collection of Athens cookbooks and recipes

Records of the Athens branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: MSS_068_Box_1], Folder: 1-4
Collection number: MSS.68
Overview

The records of the Athens branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History includes minutes, flyers, the charter, and photographs. This is an ongoing collection.

Dates: 2017-2020
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Records of the Athens branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

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
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Al Hester papers

Athens-Clarke Safe Cycling Association collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31001005171732], Folder: 1-8
Collection number: MSS.075
Overview

Documents concerning the organization's goal of making cities safe for cyclists, including internal records, pamphlets on bicycle safety, and maps of cities for cyclists. Some records were not created by the organization, but used as reference material.

Dates: 1974-1990
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / Athens-Clarke Safe Cycling Association collection

Original copy of a Clarke County deed, 1882

 Series — Box 6: Series MSS016.023; Series MSS 016.024; Series MSS 016.025; Series MSS 016.026; Series MSS 016.028; Series MSS 016.029; Series MSS 016.030; Series MSS 016.031; Series MSS 016.032; Series MSS 016.033; Series MSS 016.034; Series MSS 016.035 [Barcode: 31001005172722], Folder: 56
Collection number: MSS 016.035
Overview

Original 1882 deed to property in Clarke County.

Dates: 1882
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS.016, Small collections

Rollin M. (Pete) McCommons collection, 1970-1974

 Series — Box 1: Series MSS 010.004 [Barcode: 31001005174074], Folder: 1-2
Collection number: MSS 010.004
Overview

Issues of the United Free Press, a weekly newspaper published in Athens, Georgia, established in 1970.

Dates: 1970-1974
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS.010, Periodicals collection

Sylvanus Morris collection, 1910-1923

 Series — Box 2: Series MSS 016.008; Series MSS 016.010; Series MSS 016.011; Series MSS 016.012; Series MSS 016.013 [Barcode: 31001005173704], Folder: 16
Collection number: MSS 016.011
Overview

The collection contains personal letters to Sylvanus Morris from Athens or Georgia state officials and businessmen.

Dates: 1910-1923
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS.016, Small collections

Whitehall photograph collection, 1910-1920

 Series — Box 6: Series MSS016.023; Series MSS 016.024; Series MSS 016.025; Series MSS 016.026; Series MSS 016.028; Series MSS 016.029; Series MSS 016.030; Series MSS 016.031; Series MSS 016.032; Series MSS 016.033; Series MSS 016.034; Series MSS 016.035 [Barcode: 31001005172722], Folder: 32
Collection number: MSS 016.030
Overview

Three photographs from Whitehall, Georgia around the 1910s and 1920s.

Dates: 1910-1920
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS.016, Small collections

Woods Family correspondence, 1908-1945

 Series — Box 2: Series MSS 016.008; Series MSS 016.010; Series MSS 016.011; Series MSS 016.012; Series MSS 016.013 [Barcode: 31001005173704], Folder: 18
Collection number: MSS 016.013
Overview

Mostly correspondence among members of the Woods Family.

Dates: 1908-1945
Found in: Heritage Room, Athens-Clarke County Library / MSS.016, Small collections