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West Georgia College

 Organization

Parallel Names

  • WGC

Biographical / Historical

The Fourth District Agricultural and Mechanical School was established in December, 1906 in Carroll County, Georgia following the August 18, 1906 approval of Public Law 448 by the Georgia General Assembly, an act providing for the establishment and maintenance of schools of agriculture and mechanical arts to serve rural youth in each congressional district. The school operated from 1908-1933, becoming West Georgia College on April 15, 1933. It remained a college until noon on June 12, 1996, when it was named the State University of West Georgia. This name changed in 2005 to University of West Georgia.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Department of Psychology records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-0305
Overview

Manuscripts, publications, surveys, and audiovisual materials of the Department of Psychology.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1980-2007; 1971-2015