University of West Georgia Special Collections

Charles E. Beard was the Director of Libraries at West Georgia College from 1978-2004. During this time Beard was a great advocate for libraries and was a part of many organizations on both the state and national level. One of his greatest accomplishments was helping to create the GALILEO system.

Biographical sketches, clippings, obituaries, and other miscellaneous documentation of people associated with the University of West Georgia or the West Georgia region.

Records related to the administrative operations of the library at the institution consecutively known as West Georgia College, the State University of West Georgia, and the University of West Georgia, from 1947 to 2018.

Records of the Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, from past Professor and Head of Instructional Services at Ingram Library, Shirley Oliver Lankford. Lankford was employed in the Library from 1977-2017.

Records of the Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, from past Associate Director of University Libraries (2007-2009), Susan A. Smith.

Brochures, histories, biographical information, informational guides, publications, flyers, photos, reports, and other materials pertaining to the West Georgia region.