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Survey of [Georgia] county and municipal fiscal affairs

Survey of [Georgia] county and municipal fiscal affairs

Descriptive Summary

Title: Survey of [Georgia] county and municipal fiscal affairs
Creator: United States. Works Progress Administration
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1937
Language(s): English
Extent: 4.4 Linear Feet (11 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms3232
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Works Progress Administration was a work program for the unemployed that was created in 1935 under U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. While critics called the WPA an extension of the dole or a device for creating a huge patronage army loyal to the Democratic Party, the stated purpose of the program was to provide useful work for millions of victims of the Great Depression and thus to preserve their skills and self-respect. The economy would in turn be stimulated by the increased purchasing power of the newly employed, whose wages under the program ranged from $15 to $90 per month. Encyclopedia Britannica - Works Progress Administration http://www.britannica.com (Retrieved September 30, 2009)

Scope and Content

The collection consists of sets of type-written (carbon copy) reports that were collected or produced by the Survey of County and Municipal Affairs, a project undertaken in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration of Georgia. The reports include audit reports, financial reports and narrative reports for counties and cities in Georgia.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Survey of [Georgia] county and municipal fiscal affairs, ms3232, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 June 17.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Auditors' reports -- Georgia.
Audits.
Financial statements.
Local finance -- Georgia.
Municipal finance -- Accounting.
Reports.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Audit Reports, 1934-1937

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11Appling County, 1936
12Atkinson County, 1935-1936
13Bacon County, 1935-1936
14Baker County, 1934-1935
15Baldwin County, 1935-1936
16Barrow County, 1936
17Bartow County, 1936
18Ben Hill County, 1936
19Berrien County, 1936
110Bleckley County, 1935-1936
111Brooks County, 1936
112Bryan County, 1935-1936
113Bulloch County, 1936
114Burke County, 1936
115Calhoun County, 1936
116Camden County, 1935-1936
117Candler County, 1935-1936
118Carroll County, 1936
119Catoosa County, 1934-1936
120Charlton County, 1933-1934
121Chattahoochee County, 1932-1936
122Chattooga County, 1934-1935
123Cherokee County, 1936
124Clarke County, 1933-1934 (5 copies)
125Clarke County, 1935-1936
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21Clay County, 1934-1935
22Clayton County, 1936
23Cobb County, 1936
24Coffee County, 1937
25Colquitt County, 1936
26Columbia County, 1931-1937
27Cook County, 1935
28Cook County, 1936
29Cook County, 1936-1937
210Coweta County, 1936
211Crawford County, 1935-1936
212Crisp County, 1936
213Dade County, 1933-1936
214Decatur County, 1936
215Dooly County, 1937
216Dougherty County, 1935-1936
217Early County, 1937
218Echols County, 1936
219Effingham County, 1935-1936
220Elbert County, 1935-1936
221Emanuel County, 1935-1936
222Evans County, 1935
223Fannin County, 1936
224Fayette County, 1932-1937
225Floyd County, 1936
226Forsyth County, 1935-1936
227Franklin County, 1936
228Gilmer County, 1934
229Glynn County, 1936
230Gordon County, 1936
231Grady County, 1935-1936
232Gwinnett County, 1935-1936
233Habersham County, 1935-1936
234Hall County, 1936
235Haralson County, 1936
236Harris County, 1935-1936
237Hart County, 1935-1936
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31Heard County, 1935-1936
32Henry County, 1935-1936
33Jackson County, 1936
34Jasper County, 1935-1936
35Jeff Davis County, 1936
36Jenkins County, 1936
37Jones County, 1936
38Lamar County, 1936
39Lanier County, 1933-1936
310Laurens County, 1935-1936
311Liberty County, 1935-1936
312Lincoln County, 1935-1937
313Long County, 1936
314Lowndes, 1935-1936
315McDuffie County, 1936
316McIntosh County, 1936
317Macon County, 1935-1936
318Marion County, 1935-1936
319Meriwether County, 1936-1937
320Miller County, 1935-1936
321Mitchell County, 1936-1937
322Morgan County, 1935-1936
323Murray County, 1936
324Muscogee County, 1935
325Newton County, 1935-1936
326Oglethorpe County, 1936-1937
327Paulding County, 1933-1936
328Peach County, 1935-1936
329Pickens County, 1936
330Pierce County, 1935-1936
331Pike County, 1936-1937
332Polk County, 1936-1937
333Quitman County, 1935-1936
334Rabun County, 1936
335Randolph County, 1935-1936
336Rockdale County, 1936-1937
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41Schley County, 1935-1936
42Screven County, 1936
43Seminole County, 1936
44Spalding County, 1936
45Stewart County, 1933-1934
46Sumter County, 1935-1936
47Talbot County, 1935-1936
48Tattnall County, 1935-1936
49Taylor County, 1936
410Terrell County, 1936
411Thomas County, 1936
412Treutlen County, 1936
413Troup County, 1936
414Turner County, 1935-1936
415Twiggs County, 1933-1934
416Union County, 1933-1936
417Upson County, 1936
418Walker County, 1936
419Walton County, 1936-1937
420Ware County, 1935
421Warren County, 1935-1936
422Washington County, 1936
423Wayne County, 1936
424Webster County, 1936-1937
425Wheeler County, 1935-1936 (2 copies)
426Whitfield County, 1936
427Wilcox County, 1936
428Wilkinson County, 1934-1936
429Worth County, 1936
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51Americus
52Atlanta
53Bainbridge
54Brunswick
55Buena Vista
56Buford
57Canton
58Carrollton
59Cartersville
510Cedartown
511Chatsworth
512College Park
513Columbus
514Conyers
515Cordele
516Cuthbert
517Dublin
518East Point
519Fitzgerald
520Gainesville
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61Hazlehurst
62Jesup
63LaGrange
64Marietta
65Milledgeville
66Moultrie
67Newman
68Perry
69Rome
610Savannah
611Statesboro
612Thomasville
613Tifton
614Toccoa
615Valdosta
616Warrenton
617Waycross
 

2. Financial Reports, 1937

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71Appling County, 1937
72Atkinson County, 1937
73Baker County, 1937
74Banks County, 1937
75Barrow County, 1937
76Bartow County, 1937
77Ben Hill, 1937
78Berrien County, 1937
79Bleckley County, 1937
710Brantley County, 1937
711Brooks County, 1937
712Bryan County, 1937
713Bulloch County, 1937
714Burke County, 1937
715Butts County, 1937
716Camden County, 1937
717Candler County, 1937
718Carroll County, 1937
719Catoosa County, 1937
720Charlton County, 1937
721Chattooga County, 1937
722Cherokee County, 1937
723Clarke County, 1937
724Clay County, 1937
725Cobb County, 1937
726Coweta County, 1937
727Crawford County, 1937
728Dade County, 1937
729DeKalb County, 1937
730Dodge County, 1937
731Douglas County, 1937
732Echols County, 1937
733Elbert County, 1937
734Fannin County, 1937
735Fayette County, 1937
736Gilmer County, 1937
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81Habersham County, 1937
82Hancock County, 1937
83Harris County, 1937
84Heard County, 1937
85Jackson County, 1937
86Jasper County, 1937
87Jones County, 1937
88Lamar County, 1937
89Lanier County, 1937
810Liberty County, 1937
811Lincoln County, 1937
812Long County, 1937
813Lumpkin County, 1937
814McIntosh County, 1937
815Marion County, 1937
816Newton County, 1937
817Oconee County, 1937
818Pulaski County, 1937
819Quitman County, 1937
820Rockdale County, 1937
821Schley County, 1937
822Sumter County, 1937
823Taliaferro County, 1937
824Towns County, 1937
825Treutlen County, 1937
826Twiggs County, 1937
827Union County, 1937
828Upson County, 1937
829Ware County, 1937
830Washington County, 1937
831Webster County, 1937
832Wheeler County, 1937
833White County, 1937
834Worth County, 1937
 

3. Narrative Reports

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91Appling County
92Atkinson County
93Bacon County
94Baker County
95Banks County
96Bartow County
97Ben Hill County
98Berrien County
99Brooks County
910Bryan County
911Bulloch County
912Burke County
913Calhoun County
914Camden County
915Candler County
916Carroll County
917Charlton County
918Chatham County
919Cherokee County
920Clarke County
921Clay County
922Clayton County
923Clinch County
924Cobb County
925Coffee County
926Colquitt County
927Columbia County
928Cook County
929Dawson County
930Decatur County
931DeKalb County
932Early County
933Echols County
934Effingham County
935Elbert County
936Emanuel County
937Evans County
938Fannin County
939Floyd County
940Forsyth County
941Franklin County
942Gilmer County
943Glascock County
944Gordon County
945Grady County
946Greene County
947Gwinnett County
948Habersham County
949Hall County
950Hancock County
951Haralson County
952Irwin County
953Jackson County
954Jasper County
955Jeff Davis County
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101Jefferson County
102Jenkins County
103Johnson County
104Jones County
105Lanier County
106Lee County
107Lincoln County
108Lowndes County
109Lumpkin County
1010McDuffie County
1011McIntosh County
1012Macon County
1013Madison County
1014Marion County
1015Miller County
1016Mitchell County
1017Montgomery County
1018Morgan County
1019Murray County
1020Newton County
1021Oconee County
1022Oglethorpe County
1023Paulding County
1024Polk County
1025Pulaski County
1026Putnam County
1027Quitman County
1028Rabun County
1029Randolph County
1030Richmond County
1031Rockdale County
1032Schley County
1033Screven County
1034Seminole County
1035Spalding County
1036Talbot County
1037Taliaferro County
1038Tattnall County
1039Taylor County
1040Terrell County
1041Thomas County
1042Tift County
1043Treutlen County
1044Turner County
1045Walton County
1046Warren County
1047Washington County
1048Webster County
1049Wheeler County
1050White County
1051Whitfield County
1052Wilcox County
1053Wilkes County
1054Worth County
 

4. Administrative Files

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111Constitutional Requirements on Taxation as Codified
112Instructions to Field Agents for Using County and Municipal Schedules, 1937 February
113Instructions to Field Agents for Using Municipal Schedules, 1937 March
114A Preliminary Report...Relating to the Effect of Possible Property Tax Exemption in Georgia, 1937
115A Preliminary Report...Relating to the Effect of Possible Property Tax Exemption in Georgia by Counties, 1937 (2 copies)
116Weekly Progress Report, 1937 February 12-1937 September 2
117Narrative Report-Americus, Georgia (also on microfilm JS546/A37/S9)
118Tables of Expenditures, Receipts, Assets and Liabilities of Georgia Counties and Municipalities for Fiscal Year, 1937