State University of West Georgia
Dates
- Existence: 19960612 - 2005
Parallel Names
- Georgia. State University of West Georgia
- UWG
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 25 Collections and/or Records:
Fact Books
Digital copies of the Fact Book covering academic years 1980/1981 to 2014/2015.
Faculty handbooks
Faculty handbooks published at West Georgia from 1961-2011.
Myron W. House papers
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.
Jonathan Goldstein papers
Correspondence, publications, books, photographs, newspaper articles, manuscripts, and slides created or collected by Jonathan Goldstein, Professor of History, during his 33-year career at the University of West Georgia.
W. Benjamin Kennedy papers
Papers of W. Benjamin “Ben” Kennedy, history professor at the University of West Georgia from 1962 to 1999 and History Department Head from 1967 to 1971.
Perspective [serial]
A quarterly publication for friends and alumni of the university that was issued from 1972-2016.
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.
Registrar's Office records, Scoop
The collection is comprised of issues of the Scoop, a publication of the State University of West Georgia and University of West Georgia’s Office of the Registrar. The issues range from 2004 - 2007.
State University of West Georgia, Georgia Center for Traumatology records
Correspondence and other material related to the proposed Georgia Center for Traumatology.