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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:

Director of Alumni Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0004-0101
Overview

Scrapbooks, photographs, and documents about University of West Georgia history collected by a director of Alumni Relations at the University of West Georgia.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1950-2008; 1907-2012

Division of Humanities minutes

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-36
Overview

This minute books details the meetings of the English, Foreign Language, Music, and Fine Arts departments under the Division of Humanities. These minutes provide an outline of the various departmental changes undergone by these departments during these years.

Dates: 1970-1972

Division of Science and Mathematics minutes

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-37
Overview

Meeting minutes of the West Georgia College Division of Science and Mathematics, 1970-1972.

Dates: 1970-1972

C. Hines Edwards, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0031
Overview

Papers of Dr. C. Hines Edwards, Jr., an English professor at West Georgia College from 1966 to 1980 and Professor Emeritus upon his retirement.

Dates: 1970-1981

Fact Books

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0002-09
Overview

Digital copies of the Fact Book covering academic years 1980/1981 to 2014/2015.

Dates: 1980-2015

Faculty and Administrative Staff Personnel (FASP) Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-0102
Overview

Records of the Faculty and Administrative Staff Committee (FASP), a subcommittee of the West Georgia College Faculty Senate, active from 1973-present.

Dates: 1970s-2000s

Faculty handbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-13
Overview

Faculty handbooks published at West Georgia from 1961-2011.

Dates: 1961-2011

J. T. Ford papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0058
Overview

Papers of Dr. J. T. Ford, who was appointed as the Executive Assistant for Administration at West Georgia College on August 1, 1972. Much of his collection documents the various positions and roles held while at the college until his resignation in 1977. The collection contains correspondence, memorandum, agendas, and more.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1972-1976; 1968-1976

Gerald Garmon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0081
Overview

Correspondence, publications, books, photographs, and manuscripts collected by Dr. Gerald M. Garmon, Professor of English during his twenty-nine year career at West Georgia College.

Dates: 1970-1996

GenPen [serial]

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0009-0006
Overview

GenPen was a student-led publication at West Georgia College that contained essays, poetry, and short fiction. During World War II, the publication focused on pieces reporting the regional war effort and student response.

Dates: 1940-1947