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:
West Georgia College, Chieftain printing plates
Metal plates used for printing the West Georgia College Chieftain yearbook.
West Georgia College Faculty Wives Club records
Materials of the West Georgia College Faculty Wives Club, a voluntary social organization lasting from 1960 to 1985.
West Georgia College memorabilia
This collection contains memorabilia related to West Georgia College, 1933-1996.
West Georgia College, New Student registers
The collection comprises new student registers of West Georgia College spanning a period from 1971 to 1993.
West Georgia College, Office of Academic Affairs Committee records
Records of the West Georgia College of Academic Affairs.
West Georgia College Review [serial]
This collection contains volumes of the West Georgia College Review which was published by West Georgia College.
West Georgia College, Risk Management records
Sherman Vann Wilson papers
Papers of Sherman Vann Wilson, a 1941 graduate of West Georgia College.