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Thomas Walter Reed personal papers

Thomas Walter Reed personal papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Thomas Walter Reed personal papers
Creator: Reed, Thomas Walter, 1870-1950
Inclusive Dates: 1883-1950
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.8 Linear Feet 15 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Collection Number: ms2321
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

Collection Description

Historical Note

Thomas Walter Reed (1870-1950) was the registrar of the University of Georgia from 1909-1945. Reed received a Master of Arts degree in 1888 and a Bachelor of Law degree in 1889. In 1909, he was elected secretary of the Board of Trustees, and named registrar and treasurer of the university. He remained registrar until his retirement in 1945 when he was designated registrar emeritus. Following his death, the men's dormitory was named in his honor in July 1951.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of notes for the unpublished History of the University of Georgia. It includes football records, business and personal letters, essays, speeches, and lectures, insurance policies and bank statements. Included in this collection are Reed's school papers during his final years at the Boy's High School and his early years at the University of Georgia.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Thomas Walter Reed personal papers. ms2321, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 21.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Barrow, David C., Jr. (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929
College registrars -- Georgia -- Athens -- History.
Correspondence.
Manuscripts (documents)
Reed, Thomas Walter, 1870-1950 -- Correspondence
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 -- Correspondence
University of Georgia -- Alumni and alumnae
University of Georgia -- Faculty--Correspondence
University of Georgia -- History
University of Georgia -- Students--History

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Reed, Thomas Walter papers, ms1662.


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Alumni
 
12-3Athletics
 
14-6Bailey Estate
 
17Barrow Administration
 
boxfolder
21Barrow Administration
 
22-5Biography
 
boxfolder
31-2Biography
 
33-4Boggs Administration
 
boxfolder
41Buildings, Campus
 
42Church Administration
 
43Civil War
 
44-5Early Days
 
46Extension
 
boxfolder
51Faculty and Departments -General
 
52Faculty and Departments A-C
 
53Faculty and Departments D-H
 
54Faculty and Departments J-M
 
55Faculty and Departments P-Z
 
boxfolder
61Finance and Loan Funds
 
62-3Hill Administration
 
64Income Tax
 
65Insurance
 
66-8Letters, 1900-1934
 
boxfolder
71-6Letters, 1935-1949
 
77Lipscomb Administration
 
boxfolder
81Manuscript - Life of David C. Barrow
 
82Mell Administration
 
83-4Miscellaneous
 
boxfolder
91-2Miscellaneous
 
93-4Miscellaneous Manuscripts
 
95National Banks of Athens
 
96Notebook - Banner Publishing Co. Min., 1913
 
boxfolder
101Notebook - Speeches and Articles
 
102Notebook - Story of the Battle Flag of the Troup Artillery
 
103Notebook - Thoughts of Great Writers
 
104Photographs
 
105Receipts
 
boxfolder
111Regents
 
112Reminiscences
 
113School Papers
 
114Snelling Administration
 
115Speeches - Burns Club
 
boxfolder
121Speeches - Journalism Class
 
122Speeches - Memorials, Obituaries, etc.
 
123Speeches - Sunday School Class
 
124-5Speeches
 
boxfolder
131-3Speeches
 
134-6Students
 
boxfolder
141Trustees
 
142Tucker Administration
 
1431930-1939
 
1441940-1949
 
145Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
146Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
147Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
148Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
boxfolder
151Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
152Unpublished History of the University of Georgia (incomplete)
 
oversized_folder
1Diplomas and certificates, 1885-1931