Robert Preston Brooks papers, circa 1900-1960
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Brooks, Robert Preston, 1881-1961
- Date:
- circa 1900-1960
- Extent:
- 21 Linear Feet (42 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Robert Preston Brooks papers, ms1300. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of papers of Robert Preston Brooks including correspondence, writings, speeches, clippings, research, printed material, and scrapbooks. While the materials document Brooks' duties and activities with the University of Georgia, a large part of the collection deals with his research and writings on economics, Georgia history, agriculture, and the plantation system.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Preston Brooks, educator, historian, head of the Institute of Public Affairs, and Dean of the School of Economics at the University of Georgia, resided in Athens, Georgia.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Robert Preston Brooks papers, ms1300. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.