 George Norton papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteGeorge Norton (1905-1906), born in Athens, Georgia, was an ham radio operator who used his ham radio to contact over 300 sites arond the world. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of printed material, artifacts, photographs, newsletters, and correspondence relating the work of George Norton as a ham radio operator in Athens, Georgia. Many of the materials are written by Norton, but there are also materials like postcards sent by other ham radio operators confirming that they had made contact with Norton over the airwaves, publications about amateur radio operators, and NASA prediction bulletins. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationGeorge Norton papers, ms3358, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms3358/bmac-coll | ||||||||||||||||||