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 2 Collections and/or Records:
GenPen [serial]
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.
Quill [serial]
The collection is a series of issues from the Quill, a student publication of the West Georgia College Press Forum. The issues range from 1948 to 1951.