Request Material





Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission records

Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission records

Descriptive Summary

Title: Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission records
Creator: Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission (Rome, Ga.)
Inclusive Dates: 1969-1987
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4227
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission, now known as Keep Rome/Floyd Beautiful, is a local affiliate of the national nonprofit organization Keep America Beautiful, Inc. The commission sponsors events and iniatives to encourage citizens of Rome, Georgia and it's surrounding county to improve their neighborhoods through litter reduction, recycling, and beautification.

Scope and Content

This collection includes the records of the Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission including a Clean Comunity Commission manual created by Keep America Beautiful, Inc., public service announcement kits for radio stations, photographis slides, coloring books and other printed ephemera from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service featuring Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Owl, and several videos of environmental conservation guides and public service announcements.


Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings.

Preferred Citation

Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission records, ms4227, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Advertising, Public service.
Audiovisual materials.
Community organization.
Conservation.
Floyd County (Ga.)
Keep America Beautiful, Inc
Printed ephemera.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Rome (Ga.)
Slides (Photography).

Related Collections in this Repository

The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11-2Clean Community System Pre-certification manual
 
13Keep America Beautiful public service announcement kits
 
14Printed ephemera
 
15Slides