The New Deal in Georgia: Oral History Research collection

Authors

• Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Scope and Content

This collection contains materials from an oral history research project on the New Deal in Georgia conducted in 1987 by Marchanita R. Coleman as part of Dr. R. Frank Saunders’ historiography course. Materials include a typed final report, oral history interview audiocassette tapes, and one photograph. Interviews are with African American residents of Liberty and Chatham County who lived during the Great Depression or remember the New Deal era in Georgia.

Start Date

1987

End Date

1987

Keywords

African Americans, Aldonia Fleming, Beatrice Johnson, Biography, George LeCounte, Georgia, Georgia - History - 20th century, Georgia - Chatham County, Georgia - Liberty County, Great Depression, History, Interviews, Jessie Anna Neeley, Josie B. Sessoms-Clark, Lettie LeCounte, Local History, Neater James, New Deal, Oral History, R. Frank Saunders Jr., Rosa E. Johnson

Disciplines

Black History | History | Oral History | Social History | United States History

Extent

1 box (0.65 linear feet)

Acquisitions Information

This collection is a gift of the estate of Dr. R. Frank Saunders, Jr.

Copyright

This work is archived and distributed under the repository's Standard Copyright and Reuse License (opens in new tab). End users may copy, store, and distribute this work without restriction. For all other uses, permission must be obtained from the copyright owners or their authorized agents.

Recommended Citation

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "The New Deal in Georgia: Oral History Research collection" (2026). Finding Aids. 259.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/259