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Athens : American guide series typescript
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Georgia Writers' Project |
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Dates: |
1938 |
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A typescript of Athens: American Guide Series, compiled by the Athens and Augusta units of the Federal Writers' Project (WPA)
and incorporates much of the research preformed by the WPA writers in county archives and personal interviews. The typescript
has numerous manuscript notations and attempts an historical, social, and economic overview of the Athens community from its
beginnings until the date of the research (1935-1938).
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ms1106 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sidney Samuel Thomas papers
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Thomas, Sidney Samuel, 1923-2012 |
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Dates: |
1943-1945 |
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The collection consists of the correspondence of Sidney Samuel Thomas, a sergeant in the United States Army. The majority
of the correspondence consists of letters written by Thomas while serving as a cryptographer in Cayenne, French Guiana to
his mother, Mrs. S.S. Thomas, his sister, Mrs. Sybil Gunn, and his aunt, Mrs. J.H. McGraw. In his letters, Thomas describes
his duties as a cryptographer, his daily routine, army life, as well as family and community issues in Athens. There is some
mention of war news and politics, as well as numerous references to popular movies and books of the era. Also included are
postcards, two scrapbooks, and some theater programs.
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ms2988 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ku Klux Klan papers
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Athens Klan #5 (Athens, Ga.) |
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1924-1927 |
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Collection includes correspondences of the Athens Klan #5, a Klan summons, a warning letter, receipt stubs, an advertisement
for a Klan barbecue, minutes of Klan meetings, membership application form and recommendation card, a Klan hood and sash,
and miscellaneous family photographs found with the collection.
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ms2214 |
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Hargrett Library |
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