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:
Postcard collection
Various postcards of Carrollton and West Georgia region buildings, houses, and churches and scenes of the University of West Georgia campus.
President's Office Personnel records
Personnel records of faculty and staff collected by the President's Office.
Quill [serial]
The collection is a series of issues from the Quill, a student publication of the West Georgia College Press Forum. The issues range from 1948 to 1951.
William H. Row papers
Papers of William H. Row, second president of West Georgia College (1960-1961) who previously served as the Administrative Dean for West Georgia College for ten years from 1950-1960.
Don Schwartz collection on Jim Klee
Articles, manuscripts, and other papers written by Dr. Jim Klee, a psychology professor at West Georgia College, and collected by his former student Don Schwartz.
Student Activities scrapbooks
This collection contains a record of club activities and independent student activities. These activities range from social events to student protests, incorporating a wide range of student involvement.
Studies in the Social Sciences [serial]
This collection contains 31 volumes of Studies in the Social Sciences, issued by West Georgia College, 1962 to 2002.
Howard E. Taylor papers
Certificate awarded to Howard Taylor, math professor at West Georgia College from 1969 until his retirement in 1987.
Theses
Theses produced by students in various masters degree programs at West Georgia College.
Maurice K. Townsend papers, 1931-1993
Maurice K. Townsend served as the fifth president of West Georgia College from 1975 to 1993.