Georgiana Vertical Files, General topical files, 1800-2010
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hargrett Library
- Date:
- 1800-2010
- Extent:
- 52 Linear Feet 52 cartons
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Georgiana Vertical Files collection- General topical files, ms3609, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Georgiana Vertical Files collection consists of newsclippings on a great variety of topics regarding Georgia, and reflect a vast range of the state's history from the 1800s to 1998. This portion of the collection contains general topical files. Clippings were accepted from all sources but the most regular clippings come from the daily newspapers of Athens, Macon, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah and and the Atlanta metropolitan area, and reflect a focus on those areas.
- Custodial history:
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This collection was compiled from a variety of Georgia newspapers over several decades in the latter 20th century as part of the Vertical Files of the Georgia Room; collecting ceased in 1998. In 2011 it was converted to a Manuscript collection in preparation for relocation to a new Special Collections building.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Places:
- Georgia -- History.
Georgia -- Biography.
Access and use restrictions
- Preferred citation:
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Georgiana Vertical Files collection- General topical files, ms3609, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.