Folger collection of scrapbooks, 1863-1960

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1863-1960

Extent:

2.8 Linear Feet 1 document box, 2 oversized boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Folger collection of scrapbooks, ms3248, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from various areas of the United States. Areas covered are New York, Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Also included are early clippings, sections, and some complete issues of smaller newspapers such as the Bogart (Ga.) News, The Oconee Enterprise (Watkinsville, Ga.), The Star (Sea Island, Ga.), The Red and White (Athens High School, Athens, Ga.), and the Stormy Petrel (Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.).

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Student newspapers and periodicals -- Georgia -- Athens.
Student publications -- Georgia -- Athens.
Student newspapers and periodicals -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Student publications -- Georgia -- Atlanta.
Newspapers -- Virginia -- Richmond.
Newspapers -- Georgia.
Newspapers -- Washington D.C.
Newspapers -- New York.
Scrapbooks.
Newspapers
Newspapers -- Maryland -- Baltimore.
Clippings (information artifacts)

Names:

Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)
Athens High School (Athens, Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Folger collection of scrapbooks, ms3248, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.