A Finding Aid describes and summarizes the contents of a collection including aspects of its arrangement; the scope of its subject matter; context/chronology. Because Armstrong university archives comprise most of our holdings this Collection Guide Armstrong records and finding aids is a good place to start.
To conduct research or view materials, please Schedule a Research Appointment or contact Special Collections at specolle@georgiasouthern.edu.
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0 Collection Guide to Armstrong records and Finding Aids
University Libraries, Lane Library
Overview of Armstrong's university records, with links to related finding aids.
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1-49 Administrative Records of Henry L. Ashmore, 1964-1982
University Libraries, Lane Library
Administrative Records of Henry Ashmore. (1920-1989, bulk 1965-1982) 48 linear feet. Correspondence, memos, reports, publications of the College, newspaper clippings, speeches and minutes of meetings of Henry Ashmore,
The records are arranged into three series:
Series One: Correspondence
Series Two: Minutes of Meetings
Series Three: Miscellaneous
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160 University Photograph Collection 1965-1980
University Libraries, Lane Library
Photographs by college staff made (for the most part) after the move to the Southside campus in 1964/1965. Portraits of faculty form the largest part of the collection, also photos of: campus, buildings, students, staff, and events on campus. Especially: graduation, sports and beauty pageants. Some of the photos were published in The Geechee, Armstrong’s yearbook for 1967 and 1968, the yearbook was used to help identify the persons photographed.
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170 University Relations Photograph Collection 1977-2000
University Libraries, Lane Library
Photos in the collection include faculty portraits, special events, campus grounds, departments, athletics, and Masquers. Most of collection is comprised of faculty portraits. Also, extensive special event photos and photos used in marketing campaigns for Armstrong. Not all photos are identified.
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171 Arntzen Photographs of Armstrong
University Libraries, Lane Library
Campus photographer’s photograph files. Photos document most aspects of the Armstrong campus during this era, when Armstrong was called Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) and Armstrong State University. Included are events (graduation, campus visits, groundbreakings, etc.), athletics, campus facilities, many campus activities and candid and posed photographs of students, many to illustrate campus promotional materials. Also a portrait collection arranged by name, mostly of faculty and staff. An extensive collection it seems that most photos Arntzen took were archived here.
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172 Photos for Special Projects, 1992-2001
University Libraries, Lane Library
Described here are three, smaller photograph collections
172.1 Faculty Field-trip Photographs, 1992-1999
172.2 Special Photograph Projects, 1999-2001
172.3 Photographs for Armstrong Magazine 1994-1998
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200-249 Self Studies and Annual Reports
Armstrong State University
The College’s accreditation/self-studies 1963-2005. Also graduate programs 1995 and Brunswick Junior College 1989. Substantive change planning documents including establishment of Liberty Center (1999) and some faculty development. Statutes and regulations governing the faculty in Box 220. Armstrong’s annual reports for 1979-2002 are described here, in Ashmore’s collection (Record Box 3) are 1959-1975.
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290 Office of Vice President/Dean of Faculty/Provost subject files
Christopher Curtis
About half of the office files concern planning and implementation of the consolidation of Armstrong with Georgia Southern University, 2017-2018, including: OWG 3-1 Org and structure, Regional Working Groups, org chars and commencement. Rest are Provost’s subject files from Armstrong campus, 2017, including Armstrong Foundation, Liberty Center and College of Health Professions building. 14 oversized plans, construction documents, 3 aerial/google earth photos, 2 printed photos of Liberty Center.
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350 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Subject Files 2001-2009
University Libraries, Lane Library
Planning and management of the College, including: buildings, grants, salaries, and work with other departments on campus. Mainly academic program review, development of new academic degrees and curriculum issues. Also, services to students: Weekend College, early college and learning communities. Subject files, arranged alphabetically. 2 linear feet. 4 files on Liberty Center 2004-2005 mostly photos.
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360 Armstrong State University Fine Arts Posters, Programs, and Publicity Materials
Art Music and Theatre Department
4 Poster boxes, 2 record boxes and a MS box, approximately 3 linear feet.
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40-42 Discovering Desegregation at Armstrong: Records and Papers 1966-1982
University Libraries, Lane Library
Records documenting desegregation processes at Armstrong State College from 1966 to 1982. Savannah State College, the historically African-American college of Savannah, is discussed in tandem with Armstrong The records and papers include correspondence, memorandums, official documents, newspapers, pamphlets, minutes, court documents, statistics and various versions of the desegregation plan. ASC and SSC of Savannah, Georgia are most prevalent but other University System of Georgia schools are mentioned as well. Influential people include Henry Ashmore, David Tatel, George Simpson and Peter Holmes.
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50-75 Administrative Records of Robert A. Burnett, 1978-1999.
University Libraries, Lane Library
Administrative Records of Robert Burnett, 1978-1999. 43 linear feet. 1978-1999. Memos, correspondence, audits, proposals, policy statements of Robert Burnett as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences (1978-1980), Vice-President (1980-1985), Acting President (1982-1984) and President (1984-1999), arranged in the following series:
Series One: Subject files, 1978-1999, 18 linear feet.
Series Two: News clippings, 1965-1999, 2 MS boxes, 1 linear foot.
Series Three: Complaints, 1984-1998, 1 MS box, 0.5 linear foot.
Series Four: Departmental files, 1978-1989, 16 linear feet.
Series Five: Copies of Correspondence, 8/1982-1/1988, 2.5 linear feet.
Series Six: University System, 1982-1989, 5 linear feet.
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650 Inkwell Finding Aid
Georgia Southern University
Armstrong’s student newspaper, The Inkwell has been continuously published since November 1935.
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850 Lane Library
Armstrong State University
Lane Library annual reports 1945-2006 in Box 2. Renovation and addition construction documents, surveys, statistics, policies of the Lane Library. Library handbooks for faculty and students from the 1960s to 2013. Lane Library history and Paragraph on the Brockmeier award. Photographs of the library and library staff, for more photos see also 180 from the University Photograph Collection.
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860 Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education
Coastal Georgia Center
The Coastal Georgia Center was proposed in the 1978 desegregation plan for the Univ. System of Georgia as a place where Savannah State University and Armstrong State College would work together to build good relations with Savannah’s diverse community. In 1982 the City of Savannah donated four acres of land on the current site and the Board of Regents approved $3 million for construction for the Center. The Coastal Georgia Center building was dedicated November 13, 1985. The Center’s first director was Gary Norsworthy who reported to the Presidents of both Universities. As documented in this collection the Center staff sought to provide a variety of continuing education opportunities and promote the Center as a conference venue.
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901 Alumni Donations Collection
Armstrong State University
This collection began with Lane Library’s special collections began gathering University records in 2000. Janet Stone asked alumni to share their memories as part of her research for Armstrong’s history; materials they donated formed this collection, which includes some of the most exhibited items and historic photographs. The paper record files include the name of the donor and often relate to the artifacts.
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902 Alumni Papers about Masquers: Shirley Hoffman Papers, 1947-1951 and Wray Kessell Papers, 1947-1950
Shirley Hoffman and Wray Kessell
Records from Armstrong's theater during the 1940s and early 1950 collected by two alumni consist of photographs and programs from productions, some clipping and other records.
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975 Armstrong Memorabilia/Realia Collection
University Libraries, Lane Library
Memorabilia / realia documenting Armstrong collected while University prepared for consolidation: President’s chain of office, proclamations from State and local governments, logo clothing, team balls, mugs, buttons, banners and posters mostly from 2014-2017, but also including homecoming buttons from the 1980s and a t-shirt from the 1990s. “Start Strong” and “Always Strong” logo items. One slogan item from the consolidation-transition, a magnetized bumper plate: “Eagle Strong & Pirate Proud”
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Adler’s Department Store Fire Photographs
University Libraries, Lane Library
9 images each, in two formats on hard drive. Digital Surrogate available in the Digital Commons at Georgia Southern
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Albion’s Voice: Savannah’s Independent Newspaper
University Libraries, Lane Library
An alternative newspaper published in Savannah, Georgia during 1970. Albion’s Voice reported on the war in Vietnam, racism, women’s/ gay liberation, environmental issues and counter-culture topics and events. No issue was dated, issues 3, 4, 5 were numbered and issues 1, 2, 6 were assigned numbers by the archivist in approximate chronological order.
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Alumni Interviews for Armstrong’s 75th Anniversary
University Libraries, Lane Library
Videotaped interviews with four Armstrong alumni about their experiences as students at Armstrong and their later lives. Each interview, unedited, is recorded on a separate DVD. House in DVD Box 2
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Betty Bainbridge Pittman, Class of 1939, 1940
University Libraries, Lane Library
This collection contains a two and a half page, hand-written autobiography of Betty Bainbridge Pittman’s years at Armstrong Junior College.
Also included are programs for the First Commencement and Honors Day (1937), Sophomore Alumni Luncheon with Betty’s photograph on cover (1940), First Annual Session of the Armstrong College Institute of Citizens, and the 1939 Armstrong Class 50th Reunion (1989). An admission ticket and invitation to the Fourth Commencement (1940) and both of her degree certificates are a part of the collection. Armstrong State College Short Course Bulletin of 1966, an information brochure about Armstrong State College (approximately 1966), and a page out of the Armstrong Magazine’s Alumni section (mid-1990s) are pieces of memorabilia collected by Mrs. Pittman.
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Eleanor W. Boyd Papers, 1879-1993
University Libraries, Lane Library
The collection is comprised of the papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and two paintings belonging to Eleanor W. Boyd (1921-1995). The papers focus on three areas of Eleanor’s life; her career and professional affiliations as a piano teacher, which spanned from 1945-1993; her personal papers, photographs, and two paintings of Eleanor in her youth; and lastly the papers and photographs associated with her parents and grandparents. The bulk of the collection consists of personal and professional music files collected by Eleanor W. Boyd over her lifetime.
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Frank W. and Lillian Spencer Collection, 1921-1987
University Libraries, Lane Library
The collection comprises of the papers of Frank W. Spencer Papers (1921-1979) and Lillian W. Spencer (1940-1987). The bulk of the collection is subject files arranged by Frank W. Spencer over his lifetime. The bulk of the papers range from the 1940s through the end of the 1960s.
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H. Dean Propst Collection
H. Dean Propst
The personal papers of H. Dean Propst donated to the Armstrong and Lane special collections after his death. Correspondence, photos, articles, clippings, and mementos of his career. It documents Propst's philosophy of higher education, his schooling, career, scholarship, and teaching. .
H. Dean Propst (1934-2012) served the University System of Georgia as Vice Chancellor in various roles (1979-1985) and Chancellor (1985-1993). From 1969-1979 he was a Professor of English at Armstrong State college as well as Dean of the College, then Vice President and Dean of Faculty.
