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Oconee Heritage Foundation papers

Oconee Heritage Foundation papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Oconee Heritage Foundation papers
Creator: Oconee Heritage Foundation
Inclusive Dates: 1974-1988
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 document box
Collection Number: ms3401
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Oconee Heritage Foundation was organized in 1974 with the purpose of identifying and preserving natural, historical, and architectural sites in Oconee County, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, membership lists, minutes, photographs and printed material. Projects of the Foundation include: listing of the cemeteries in the county, preservation and use of Eagle Tavern as a museum and historic site, tour of homes, and nomination and designation of South Main Street Historic District in Watkinsville on the National Register of Historic Places.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Oconee Heritage Foundation papers, ms3401, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Cemeteries -- Georgia.
Correspondence.
Historic buildings -- Georgia.
Historic districts -- Georgia -- Oconee County.
Historic sites -- Georgia -- Oconee County.
Lists (document genres)
Membership lists.
Minutes (administrative records)
Oconee Heritage Foundation -- Records and correspondence
Official reports.
Surveys (documents)

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Cemetery Project
 
12Correspondence, 1975-1982
 
13Eagle Tavern
 
14Eagle Tavern Inventory
 
15Historical Surveys
 
16Membership Lists
 
17Minutes, 1974-1980
 
18Organization
 
19Photographs
 
110Printed Material
 
111Seal and Seal Press
 
112Tour of Homes
 
113Treasurer's Reports
 
114Watkinsville Historic District