Athens-Clarke County consolidation collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Athens-Clarke County consolidation collection
Creator: Athens-Clarke County (Ga.). Charter Commission
Inclusive Dates: 1967-1972
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.4 Linear Feet (6 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms782
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Athens, home of the University of Georgia (UGA), is located along the north Oconee River in Clarke County, in the rolling Piedmont of northeast Georgia. Athens and Clarke County combined to form a unified government in 1990. According to the 2000 U.S. census, Athens-Clarke County had a population of 101,489, making it Georgia's sixth-largest metropolitan statistical area. Chosen in 1801 as the site for the first chartered state university in the nation, Athens is known for its culture and diversity. Georgia's "Classic City" has preserved many of its historic neighborhoods and landmarks, and its largely intact nineteenth-century townscape abuts the historic North Campus of UGA. Today Athens is the center for commerce and trade, health services, and cultural arts for all of northeast Georgia. The city struggles to maintain its distinctive sense of place in the face of rapid growth and development.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records of the Athens-Clarke County Charter Commission to formulate a workable charter for consolidation of city and county governments. The collection includes: correspondence, general material, minutes of charter commission, public hearings, vouchers, receipts, draft copies, preliminary organization material, audits, tax levies, newspaper and magazine articles and miscellaneous printed material. Note: The question of consolidation was defeated in a referendum on May 24, 1972.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Athens-Clarke County consolidation collection, ms782, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, 2010 August 16.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

		Correspondence
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1	1		1967
1	2		January-July, 1968
1	3		August-December, 1968
1	4		1969
1	5		1970
1	6		1971
1	7		1972
1	8		Undated

 

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2

1

Clarke Co. Commission-General material

 

2

2

Minutes of Charter Commission, March 28, 1967-December 18, 1968

 

2

3

Minutes of Charter Commission, March 31, 1971-March 31, 1972

 

2

4

Public Hearings

 

2

5

Charter Commission vouchers, September 27, 1967-September 26, 1968

 

2

6

Charter Commission vouchers, May 3, 1967-February 2, 1969

 

2

7

Misc. vouchers & receipts, 1967-1969

 

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3

1

Drafts of Charter Summaries

 

3

2

Charter drafts, edited

 

3

3

Charter "Field Draft"

 

3

4

Charter, First draft-Black Notebook material

 

3

5

Charter draft-William E. Hudson copies

 

3

6

Charter drafts-Misc. alterations

 

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4

1

Costs and Service Study

 

4

2

The Courts-Preliminary Study

 

4

3

Fire Protection-Preliminary Study

 

4

4

Health Services-Preliminary Study

 

4

5

Legislative & Administrative-Preliminary Study

 

4

6

Police Protection-Preliminary Study

 

4

7

Recreation, Libraries, Parks-Preliminary Studies

 

4

8

Schools-Preliminary Studies

 

4

9

Water & Sewer Services-Preliminary Studies

 

4

10

Tentative Organization

 

		Audits
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5	1		1957
5	2		1961
5	3		1967

 

		Tax Levy
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5	4		1957
5	5		1961
5	6		1966

 

5

7

Press Releases

 

		Newspaper Clippings
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5	8		1968
5	9		1969
5	10		1970
5	11		1971
5	12		1972

 

5

13

Newspapers and Magazine clippings, undated

 

5

14

Miscellaneous material

 

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6

1

Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Street Locator

 

6

2

Bold View: Special Report-Two Years of Consolidated Government

 

6

3

Charter of Augusta-Richmond County, Ga.

 

6

4

Charter of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn.

 

6

5

The Community and the Univ. of Georgia

 

6

6

A Guide for Charter Commissions

 

6

7

Final Text of Proposed Charter of Government of Brunswick, Glynn County

 

6

8

An Inventory of Governmental Services for Athens and Clarke County

 

6

9

Perspective, Athens Banner-Herald & Daily News

 

6

10

Survey of Current Operations, City of Athens, Ga., December, 1970

 

6

11

Survey of Current Operations, City of Athens, Ga., December, 1971

 

6

12

"What is Community Development?"

 

6

13

Miscellaneous, printed material