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 23 Collections and/or Records:
David Andrews photographs
Photographs taken by David Andrews while he attended West Georgia College.
J. A. Aycock family papers
Family papers of J. A. Aycock, Vice President of Mandeville Mills, and his son, J. A. Aycock Jr., founder of Aycock Gin, Inc.
Carroll County, Georgia photograph collection
This collection contains photographs and photographic negatives of Carroll County, Georgia. Most depict Carrollton, Georgia at the turn of the twentieth century and include scenery such as Adamson Square and the Fourth District A & M School.
Robert H. Claxton papers
Teaching, research files, and personal activities files of former University of West Georgia history professor. Robert H. Claxton is the author of The History of the Georgia Conservancy, 1967-1981, From Parsifal to Peron: A History of Early Radio in Argentina 1920-1944, and A History of the Carrollton Kiwanis Club among other writings.
Director of Alumni Relations records
Scrapbooks, photographs, and documents about University of West Georgia history collected by a director of Alumni Relations at the University of West Georgia.
W. Cope Goodwin papers
Collected research and notes pertaining to Banning Mills of Dr. W. Cope Goodwin, a history professor at West Georgia College.
W. Fred Gunn papers
Papers of William (known as W. Fred) Gunn, Dean of West Georgia College from 1933 to 1946.
Dottie Sullivan Hamrick papers
Materials collected by Dottie Sullivan during her time as a student at West Georgia College.
Kate Harman papers
Papers of Kate Harman, known as “Mama Kate.” Harman was the food service manager for West Georgia College’s snack bar for eight years.
Myron House oral history collection
This collection contains 187 cassette tapes, 31 compact discs, 9 VHS tapes, and six paper transcripts. The recordings are oral history interviews, speeches, and musical instruction and performances.