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 89 Collections and/or Records:
James E. Boyd papers
Bulletins
Course bulletins from West Georgia College and the State University of West Georgia from the years 1935 to 2005.
Carroll County, Georgia photograph collection
This collection contains photographs and photographic negatives of Carroll County, Georgia. Most depict Carrollton, Georgia at the turn of the twentieth century and include scenery such as Adamson Square and the Fourth District A & M School.
Chieftain photographs
Photographs produced by or published in the Chieftain West Georgia College's yearbook, 1923, 1940s-1980s.
Chieftain yearbooks
Chieftain yearbooks published at West Georgia College from 1934 to 1981.
Robert H. Claxton papers
Teaching, research files, and personal activities files of former University of West Georgia history professor. Robert H. Claxton is the author of The History of the Georgia Conservancy, 1967-1981, From Parsifal to Peron: A History of Early Radio in Argentina 1920-1944, and A History of the Carrollton Kiwanis Club among other writings.
Commencement addresses
This collection contains commencement addresses for West Georgia College and the University of West Georgia from 1977 to 1993 and 2012. This collection also contains newspaper clippings and a list of commencement speakers for West Georgia College.
Commencement miscellaneous
This collection contains ephemera from commencement ceremonies for West Georgia College and the University of West Georgia.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics records, 1969-1993
Materials related to West Georgia College's football, baseball, basketball, and track teams and also to the Director of Athletics from 1969 to 1993.
Department of Psychology records
Manuscripts, publications, surveys, and audiovisual materials of the Department of Psychology.