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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 3 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

Student Activities scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0006-0205
Overview

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.

Dates: 1967-1970

University Communications and Marketing scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0004-0201
Overview

135 scrapbooks created by the University Communications and Marketing division that provide insight into student activities on campus as well as campus, regional, and state history.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1952-1970; 1939-1998