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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 89 Collections and/or Records:

Learning Resource Center photographs and slides

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-14
Overview

Photographic and audio/visual materials from the Learning Resource Center.

Dates: 1920s - 2000s

John T. Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0061
Overview

Papers of Dr. John T. Lewis, III, Vice President and Dean of Faculties at West Georgia College from 1977 until 1993.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1977-1988; 1960-1989

John M. Martin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0032
Overview

Papers of Dr. John M. Martin, a faculty member at West Georgia College from 1957 to 1977.

Dates: 1952-1976

National Organization for Women, West Georgia College Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: LH-0075
Overview

This collection includes documents and scrapbooks pertaining to the West Georgia College chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW).

Dates: 1982-1988

Alice Pearl Nix papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0013
Overview

Papers of Dr. Alice Pearl Nix who taught at West Georgia College 1959-1978, serving as head of West Georgia College’s psychology department in the mid-1960s.

Dates: 1950-1976

Harold L. Nix papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0067
Overview

Memoir and other materials of Dr. Harold L. Nix who attended West Georgia College from 1940 to 1942.

Dates: 1995-2000

Office of Sponsored Operations, Faculty Publications files

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-34
Overview

This collection contains records of West Georgia College faculty publications and scholarly writing.

Dates: 1940-2004

Ward B. Pafford papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0002-04
Overview

Papers of West Georgia College's fourth president, Ward B. Pafford, who served from 1971 to 1975. Much of his collection documents his interactions with various departments and organizations at West Georgia College. It also contains newsletters, periodicals, books, and correspondence in connection with his personal writing career.

Dates: 1932-2011

Perspective [serial]

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0004-0203
Overview

A quarterly publication for friends and alumni of the university that was issued from 1972-2016.

Dates: 1972-2016

Brooks Oliver Pittman papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0007
Overview

Papers of Brooks Oliver Pittman, a resident of Carrollton, Georgia and an instructor at West Georgia College.

Dates: 1922-1953