Athens pamphlet collection

Athens pamphlet collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Athens pamphlet collection
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1906-1959
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 document box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms2064
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Lucy Cobb Institute, a secondary school for young women in Athens, was founded in 1859 by Thomas R.R. Cobb. The Lucy Cobb Institute is included on the National Register of Historic Places, and is now the administrative home of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. For more information, see Lucy Cobb Institute at the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1852-1928) was an author and educator, and resided in Athens, Georgia. For further information, see the article Mildred Lewis Rutherford at New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of clippings and pamphlets regarding the Lucy Cobb Institute, Mildred Lewis Rutherford, the city of Athens, the University of Georgia, the state of Georgia, and the South in general.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Athens pamphlet collection, ms2064, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 June 16.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11"Athens Banner-Athens Commercial, Agricultural-Industrial, Educational Interests", 21 December 1906
 
11"Athens Banner-The Advantages and Facilities Offered by the City of Athens to Homeseekers, Manufacturers, and Investors", 30 August 1911
 
12"Athens, Georgia-Home of the University of Georgia 1801-1951"
 
13"Athens Public Schools", 1934
 
13"Athens City Schools 1938-1939"
 
13Athens schools - "The Black Mammy Memorial"
 
13Athens High School graduation program, 1 June 1948
 
14Lucy Cobb Institute - "The Lightning Bug", 1926
 
14Lucy Cobb Institute - "Announcement", 1895-1900
 
14Lucy Cobb Institute - "59th Annual Announcement", 1916
 
14Lucy Cobb Institute - Faculty list, 1917
 
14Clipping - "Petition on Lucy Cobb transfer..."
 
15Mildred Lewis Rutherford - "What the South May Claim"
 
15Mildred Lewis Rutherford - "Thirteen Periods of United States History", 1913 November 13
 
15Mildred Lewis Rutherford - "Miss Rutherford's Scrap Book", 1924-1925
"The South's Greatest Vindication" October 1924"The True History of the Jamestown Colony" January 1925"The True History of the Plymouth Rock Colony" January 1925"History of Slavery..." February 1925
 
16First Presbyterian Church - "The Exercises Commemorating the Centennial of First Presbyterian Church of Athens, Georgia", 1920
 
17Athens General Hospital - dedication of the north wing, 1951 April 8
 
18Ladies Garden Club, 1941
 
19"Survey of Athens and Clarke County, Georgia" - Part 1 "Human and Natural Resources", 1944 March
 
19"Survey of Athens and Clarke County, Georgia" - Part 3 "Health, Welfare, Recreation", 1945 April
 
19"Survey of Athens and Clarke County, Georgia" - Part 4 "Agriculture", 1945 November
 
110"Outline and Questions on the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Georgia", 1942
 
111Athens-newspaper clippings
 
112University of Georgia - "Welcome to the University of Georgia", 1951
 
112University of Georgia - "Welcome to Memorial Hall", 1948
 
112University of Georgia - Commencement programs, 1948-1951
 
112University of Georgia - Honors Day program, 1950 May 24
 
112University of Georgia - Charter Day program, 1951 January 27
 
112University of Georgia - Alumni Day program, 1952 June 4
 
112University of Georgia - Inauguration program of Omer Clyde Aderhold, 1951 May 9
 
112University of Georgia - Newspaper clipping - "World's Biggest Framed Painting...", 1937
 
113Commencement invitations, 1950
 
113Bible contest list
 
113"But does A&P tell all", 1938
 
113"Municipal Sanitation", 1907
 
oversized_folder
1A"Athens Daily Banner"-Souvenir editions, University of Georgia Summer School, 1903-1905
 
1A"Athens Banner"-Trade editions, 1902 December

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