Georgia Historical Records Survey collection, circa 1941

Summary

Creator:
Tate, Susan Frances Barrow, 1908-
Date:
circa 1941
Extent:
17 Linear Feet (36 document boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Georgia Historical Records Survey collection, ms933, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a group of various colonial, state and municipal legal documents from the 1600s-1900s, copied by the Historical Records Survey of Georgia in 1941 as part of the Works Progress Administration. The documents focus on Georgia state and colonial laws as municipal government in various parts of the state. There is also a listing of some vital statistics which consist of a list of books, not the actual vital statistic.

Acquisition information:
This was part of a group of materials given when the Atlanta Works Progress administration office closed.
Processing information:

A calendar to the documents was compiled by Susan Tate and accompanies the collection.

Arrangement:

Arranged into three series: Series 1. Georgia Laws- General, further subdivided into subseries for State and Colonial Laws; Series 2. Municipalities: Municipal Government, General, Transcriptions; and Series 3. Vital Statistics: Counties. Each series or subseries is arranged alphabetically within its grouping.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Georgia Historical Records Survey collection, ms933, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.