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South Georgia Civil Rights Oral History Collection, 2017

4 interview(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

Oral histories with members of the Albany Movement's civil rights campaign in southwest Georgia document that time period as well as the local politics and initiatives in its aftermath.

Creator:
Wall, James
Identifier:
RBRL424SGCR
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SGCR-001 Shirley Sherrod 1 sound_recording(s) 86 minutes

Shirley Sherrod was born and raised in Baker County, Georgia. She was formerly the Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. Sherrod married Charles Sherrod and built New Communities, Inc. alongside him. In her interview, she discusses her experiences in segregated schools, discrimination, and the Baker County Movement. Sherrod also explains the planning, development, and complications of New Communities, Inc. leading up to the Pigford v. Glickman lawsuit.

SGCR-002 Yaz Johnson 1 sound_recording(s) 79 minutes

Yaz Johnson was born in 1967 in Albany, Georgia to Johnnie Johnson Jr. and Thelma Johnson. He resided in Albany his entire life, working as a full-time pastor, businessman, and non-profit director. In this interview. Johnson discusses the role of his father in the Albany Movement, focusing on the worker strike he led in 1972. He also shares details of the lawsuit that the strike led to and complications he experienced personally in pursuit of a Johnnie Johnson Jr. Memorial Building.
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Shadow puppet collection, circa 1820

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

Four paper packets with thirty-six paper cutout figures. Figures include chess players, musicians, a school master, pupils, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, women having tea, a noble family, Queen Elizabeth I, the prophet Muhammad, Diogenes, Homer, Minerva, the Apostles Paul and Peter, King Francis I of France, and generic figures. A handwritten list is included in each packet.

Creator:
Unknown
Identifier:
ms4421
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Shadow puppet collection, circa 1820 1 folder(s)

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Four paper packets with thirty-six paper cutout figures. Figures include chess players, musicians, a school master, pupils, Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, women having tea, a noble family, Queen Elizabeth I, the prophet Muhammad, Diogenes, Homer, Minerva, the Apostles Paul and Peter, King Francis I of France, and generic figures. A handwritten list is included in each packet.

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The Maid of Athens, 1861

1 folder(s) (1 score)
Abstract Or Scope:

A score titled The Maid of Athens, dated 1861, "words by Lord Byron," and "Musical Arr. by H. C. W."

Creator:
Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884
Identifier:
ms1227
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The Maid of Athens, 1861 1 folder(s) (1 score)

Work, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1832-1884

A score titled The Maid of Athens, dated 1861, "words by Lord Byron," and "Musical Arr. by H. C. W."

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Union Army ships log, 1863 May 10-1865 April 4

1 folder(s) 1 ships log
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection contains the ships log of Union Army Lieutenant Commander L. Howard Newman from May 10,1863 to April 4, 1865 as he commanded the USS Dawn, USS Pembina, and USS Nyack in both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. In it he discusses the deaths and desertions of crewmembers; movements of ships through the Potomac Flotilla off Port Royal, South Carolina; a shipwreck; and attacks on Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson on the Cape Fear River.

Creator:
Newman, L. Howard, 1833-1866
Identifier:
ms4284
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Union Army ships log, 1863 May 10-1865 April 4 1 folder(s) 1 ships log

Newman, L. Howard, 1833-1866

This collection contains the ships log of Union Army Lieutenant Commander L. Howard Newman from May 10,1863 to April 4, 1865 as he commanded the USS Dawn, USS Pembina, and USS Nyack in both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. In it he discusses the deaths and desertions of crewmembers; movements of ships through the Potomac Flotilla off Port Royal, South Carolina; a shipwreck; and attacks on Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson on the Cape Fear River.

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WRDW newsfilm collection papers, 1996-2004

9 Linear Feet 9 boxes
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection contains show logs from WRDW-TV, Channel 12 News from Augusta, Georgia that is associated with the WRDW Newsfilm collection in the Walter J. Brown Media Library.

Creator:
Unknown
Identifier:
ms4581
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University of Georgia Archives

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Georgia Beta Chapter meeting minutes, 1866 May 5

1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract Or Scope:

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Georgia Beta Chapter meeting minutes contains one framed item. This item is the minutes from the May 5th, 1866 meeting of the chapter. It is handwritten and lists the officers of the organization.

Creator:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Identifier:
UA16-002
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Georgia Beta Chapter meeting minutes, 1866 May 5 1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Georgia Beta Chapter meeting minutes contains one framed item. This item is the minutes from the May 5th, 1866 meeting of the chapter. It is handwritten and lists the officers of the organization.

Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

William M. Todd Case File, 1931-1935

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:
Six letters and one photograph documenting Martha D. Todd's attempts to collect her husband's, William McClintock Todd, pension for service as a civilian employee in the Panama Canal Zone and disability pension for Navy service in World War I.
Creator:
Todd, Martha D.
Identifier:
RBRL236WMT
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William M. Todd Case File, 1931-1935 1 folder(s)

Todd, Martha D.
Six letters and one photograph documenting Martha D. Todd's attempts to collect her husband's, William McClintock Todd, pension for service as a civilian employee in the Panama Canal Zone and disability pension for Navy service in World War I.
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Walt Kelly Pogo cartoons, 1957

1 folder(s) (4 items)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of three sketches by Walt Kelly for his famous comic strip "Pogo," a nationally syndicated cartoon series featuring animals of the Okefenokee. Also included is a typewritten letter from Kelly regarding the drawings.

Creator:
Kelly, Walt
Identifier:
ms851
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Walt Kelly Pogo cartoons, 1957 1 folder(s) (4 items)

Kelly, Walt

The collection consists of three sketches by Walt Kelly for his famous comic strip "Pogo," a nationally syndicated cartoon series featuring animals of the Okefenokee. Also included is a typewritten letter from Kelly regarding the drawings.

University of Georgia Archives

Slides of the University of Georgia library, 1950-1959

0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of color slides of exterior and interior views of the University of Georgia Library, some shots showing students using various areas of the library.

Creator:
Nix, Robert W.
Identifier:
ms2118
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Slides of the University of Georgia library, 1950-1959 0.1 Linear Feet

Nix, Robert W.

The collection consists of color slides of exterior and interior views of the University of Georgia Library, some shots showing students using various areas of the library.

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Tara Maginnis costume design slides, 1985-1986

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of 32 photographic slides of costumes designed by Tara Maginnis while a student at the University of Georgia. The designs were for "The Romancers" and "Lord Byron's Love Letter" which were performed on campus by the Georgia Resident Acting Company.

Creator:
Maginnis, Tara
Identifier:
ms2892
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Tara Maginnis costume design slides, 1985-1986 1 folder(s)

Maginnis, Tara

The collection consists of 32 photographic slides of costumes designed by Tara Maginnis while a student at the University of Georgia. The designs were for "The Romancers" and "Lord Byron's Love Letter" which were performed on campus by the Georgia Resident Acting Company.

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