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The collection consists of receipts and a bulletin of Georgia Farmers' Alliance. Handwritten receipts are from Wilson Shealy, Treasurer of Cedar Alliance, signed by secretaries J. W. Braddy and S. M. Shealy. A typewritten "Working Bulletin" explains the organization of county alliances, including bylaws, fees, elections, officers, and the secret nature of the Alliance.

The collection consists of typescripts of reports, correspondence, plans, and other related material concerning the State Highway Department's investigation of alternate routes for Interstate Highway 75 in Cobb, Cherokee, and Bartow Counties of Georgia. Also included are the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and pertinent maps and interdepartmental statements which all relate to the controversy over development of the highway and its environmental consequences.

The collection consists of papers of Robert Preston Brooks, mainly in association with the Georgia Historical Association and Georgia Historical Society. Correspondence chiefly concerns the merger of the Georgia Historical Association with the Georgia Historical Society, and Georgia Historical Quarterly. Correspondents include A. R. Lawton, Andrew J. Cobb, Otis Ashmore, Charles Edgeworth Jones, Alfred Newell, Percy Flippin, Lucien Lamar Knight, and E. Merton Coulter.

This collection consists of meeting minutes of the Georgia Historical Society from 1839-1868.

The collection consists of a $5000 fire policy on a home in Petersburg, Virginia, taken out by Harris Spicer.

Two signed resolutions passed by the Georgia State Senate and House of Representatives in recognition of the 150 anniversary of the Morrill Act and its importance to the citizens of Georgia. The resolutions found in UGA Archives are encased in plastic and are the originals. An extra encased set of the resolutions was given to Public Service and Outreach.

The collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings concerning the Georgia Hussars of Savannah from 1894 to 1896. The scrapbook is made from what was originally a catalog (architects' edition) of the Hopkins and Dickinson Manufacturing Company.

The collection consists of five invitations to inaugural affairs and official state functions in Georgia: the annual dinner held by the officers and directors of the Revolutionary Battle Park, Inc., October 9, 1972; Inaugural Ball held by Governor and Mrs. George Busbee, January 14, 1975; 100th anniversary of Hodgson Hall held by Georgia Historical Society, February 13, 1976; Fourteenth Annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast held March 2, 1976; open house in honor of Lord and Lady Effingham of London England, held by the Board of Directors of the Georgia Salzburger Society, July 10, 1976.

The collection consists of a carbon transcript regarding history of the labor movement in the state of Georgia. Included are the preface, outline, parts I, II, and III, and references. Periods covered are from pre-1860 to 1941.

The collection consists of four Georgia land grants: 1) Thomas Clements drew 202 1/2 acres in Henry County, signed by Governor G.M. Troup, dated 1821, seal appended. 2) Sarah Phillips drew 202 1/2 acres in Houston County, signed by Governor G.M. Troup, dated 1821, seal appended. 3) Thomas Jones drew 40 acres in Cherokee County, signed by Governor C.J. McDonald, dated 1832, seal appended. 4) Henry Swann drew 40 acres in Cherokee County, signed by Governor C.J. McDonald, dated 1832, seal appended. Also included are two land grants in the 18th District of Henry County, Lot 30 to James Smith in 1823; and Lot 31 to Martin Phillips in 1825.