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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 89 Collections and/or Records:

W. Cope Goodwin papers

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0046
Overview

Collected research and notes pertaining to Banning Mills of Dr. W. Cope Goodwin, a history professor at West Georgia College.

Dates: 1971-1983

W. Fred Gunn papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0022
Overview

Papers of William (known as W. Fred) Gunn, Dean of West Georgia College from 1933 to 1946.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1944-1946; 1933-1958

Richard D. Guynn papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0018
Overview

Personal research of Richard D. Guynn, a former economics professor at West Georgia College. He studied possible antitrust violations by the associations who accredited colleges and universities, and he specifically focused on lawsuits against the American Bar Association.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1993-1996; 1966-1997

Dottie Sullivan Hamrick papers

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0107
Overview

Materials collected by Dottie Sullivan during her time as a student at West Georgia College.

Dates: 1957-1961

Kate Harman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0027
Overview

Papers of Kate Harman, known as “Mama Kate.” Harman was the food service manager for West Georgia College’s snack bar for eight years.

Dates: 1950-1982

Thomas A. Hart papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0056
Overview

Papers of Dr. Thomas A. Hart, the first biology professor at West Georgia College.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1983-1994; 1933-1994

Floyd Hoskins papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0039
Overview

Papers and artifacts of Floyd Hoskins (1912-2000), sailor in the U.S. Navy from 1930 to 1959 and Lieutenant Commander in the Pacific Theater. In his later career, Hoskins served in the CIA and as a professor of history at West Georgia College.

Dates: 1930-2008

Myron House oral history collection

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0078
Overview

This collection contains 187 cassette tapes, 31 compact discs, 9 VHS tapes, and six paper transcripts. The recordings are oral history interviews, speeches, and musical instruction and performances.

Dates: 1942-2003

Myron W. House papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0053
Overview

Papers of Myron W House, Special Collections Librarian at West Georgia from 1980 to 2006 and co-author of From A&M to State University.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1980-1998; 1943-2004

Anne G. Ingram papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0030
Overview

Papers of Anne G. Ingram, daughter of first West Georgia College president, Irvine S. Ingram, and his wife Martha Munro.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1930-2005; 1805-2005