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Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, Myron House subject files

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-1508

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, flyers, and other materials and references pertaining to UWG's Ingram Library and Special Collections that were collected by Myron House, former Special Collecions Librarian, over the 100 year span of 1906 through 2006.

Dates

  • 1906 - 2006

Conditions Governing Access

Open to all users.

Conditions Governing Use

All rights held by the University of West Georgia.

Biographical / Historical

Myron Wade House was born in New Albany, Indiana on June 14, 1951 to Luther Franklin House and Norma Alene Baker. He graduated from Georgia State University in 1971 with a B.A. degree in history, cum laude. In 1973 House graduated from Emory University with a M.A. degree in history. After teaching two years at Mundy’s Mill Junior High School in Clayton County, Georgia, House entered library school at Atlanta University and graduated in 1979 with a M.S.L.S. degree. In 1980 West Georgia College opened a special collections room, named the Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, and House became the first full-time Special Collections Librarian. He was also a Librarian Professor where he taught bibliographic instruction classes. In 1998, with the late Dr. James C. Bonner and Dr. James W. Mathews, he co-authored From A&M to State University: A History of the State University of West Georgia. House retired from West Georgia on August 18, 2006, the one hundredth anniversary of the institution. House is a former president of the Society of Georgia Archivists, the Carroll County Historical Society, the Carroll County Genealogical Society, and is a charter member of the Bowdon Area Historical Society.

Extent

3.36 Linear Feet (8 Boxes)

Language

English

Overview

Materials collected by Myron House, 1906 to 2006.

Arrangement

This collection was arranged in alphabetcial order.

Processing Information

Processed by Madison Seyres in 2020.

Title
Guide to the Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, Myron House Subject Files
Author
Finding aid prepared by Madison Seyres in 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States