West Georgia College
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 5 Collections and/or Records:
Faculty and Administrative Staff Personnel (FASP) Committee records
Records of the Faculty and Administrative Staff Committee (FASP), a subcommittee of the West Georgia College Faculty Senate, active from 1973-present.
Learning Resource Center photographs and slides
Photographic and audio/visual materials from the Learning Resource Center.
Office of Sponsored Operations, Faculty Publications files
This collection contains records of West Georgia College faculty publications and scholarly writing.
Campus directories
Campus directories issued by West Georgia College and the University of West Georgia.
West Georgia College, Office of Academic Affairs Committee records
Records of the West Georgia College of Academic Affairs.