Finding Aids
About the Collection
Collection preserves finding aids and container lists for materials in the Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections.
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University Status Committee records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the University Status Committee of Georgia Southern College (later Georgia Southern University) records documenting their efforts to attain University status. Materials span 1970-1996 and include committee minutes, doctoral program proposals, handwritten and typescript correspondence as well as newspaper clippings.
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Waddie Welcome collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of approximately 668 photograph slides (color; 35 mm) taken by Tom Kohler and Susan Earl from 2006 to 2009. Slides capture artwork in the Savannah area. Collection also includes print photographs and compact discs containing digital files that supplement materials found on the slides. The collection is named in honor of Waddie Welcome, a respected individual who was part of the greater community.
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Walter J. Fraser papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials relating to Dr. Walter J. Fraser’s research for his published books. Materials span from 1988 to 2005, and include research materials relating to the writing of four books; Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Georgia in the Civil War, Charleston! Charleston! The History of a Southern City, Savannah in the 2 Old South, and Lowcountry Hurricanes: Three Centuries of Storms at Sea and Ashore. Materials include typescript book manuscripts, handwritten and typescript notes, interview transcripts, newspaper articles, maps, photographs, and photocopied research materials including city and county court records.
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Walter J. Harmer papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of research papers belonging to Walter J. Harmer, spanning 1950-1970. Materials include field notes, correspondence, pamphlets, printed materials on the plants and animals of coastal Georgia, and manuscript of Mother Magic.
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Walter W. Harrison papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the professional and research papers of Walter W. Harrison, spanning from 1900 to 1985. Materials include personal and professional documents related to his business affiliations, government roles, civic club memberships, and the United Methodist Church. The collection highlights Harrison's thirty-one year tenure as a director of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, his efforts in founding and managing electric and telephone cooperatives in Georgia, and his roles as a Georgia legislator and mayor of Millen.
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W. Bede Mitchell papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of the papers of Dr. W. Bede Mitchell, Professor, and Dean of Libraries Emeritus. Materials include copies of journals which include articles written or edited by Mitchell, correspondence between colleagues, updated curriculum vitae and Emeritus letter.
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W. C. Akins and Sons records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the records of W.C. Akins and Sons hardware business from 1931-1982. Materials consist of financial documents including daily receipt books.
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Wiley Nessmith family letters
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of correspondence from Wiley Nessmith to his wife, Martha Ann Nesmith written during the Civil War from 1862-1865. Also included are typed transcripts, published and unpublished materials on the Nessmith family, and correspondence between Franklyn Hatch and the Nessmith family concerning the letters.
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William A. Hagins papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection contains the papers of William Archer Hagins, Sr. from 1919-2005. Included within the collection are written letters, V-Mail, military documents, and legal documents concerning Hagins’ service in the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Additional materials related to the Hagins Family including William Archer Hagins, Jr., prominent American medical researcher, are included and consist of family photographs and genealogical research materials
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William Cullen Elder correspondence
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of photocopied correspondence to William Cullen Elder from 1938 to 1942. Materials include handwritten letters to Elder from his mother and brother at Taylor's Creek, and two letters to Wilbur Elder while he was a Marine, ca. 1942.
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William H. Schubert Curriculum Studies collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of papers and files belonging to Dr. William Schubert. Materials span 1975 to 2014 and include papers and articles written or edited by Schubert, correspondence with colleagues and organizations, files pertaining to his advising work, awards won by Schubert, and classroom syllabi throughout the years.
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William Lawton Brannen certificates
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Spanning 1918-1986, this collection consists of certificates and honors bestowed upon William Lawton Brannen from Governor L.G. Hardman of the State of Georgia, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Savannah Alee Shriners Temple, The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Georgia, The Kiwanis International Club of Georgia, and The Imperial Council of Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.
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William M. Rigdon papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of William M. Rigdon, Assistant Naval Aide to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry S. Truman. Materials span 1927-1991 and include correspondence, official military records, personal letters, news clippings, press releases, travel memorabilia, photographs, film recordings, and a personal diary. The collection also contains unpublished manuscripts and research notes related to the publication of Rigdon’s White House Sailor, along with documents pertaining to Rigdon’s career in hotel administration following his retirement from the U.S. Navy.
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World Festival of the Yiddish Spirit collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials related to the exhibits and events of this May 1981 celebration of Jewish life and culture in Georgia and the South. The festival was organized by Georgia Southern University Professor of Art, Bernard A. Solomon.
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W. S. Miller business ledgers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Spanning 1917-1959, this collection consists of twenty-four daybooks belonging to W. S. Miller, a merchant planter and cotton buyer from Rocky Ford, Georgia. Materials serve as the general store’s financial ledgers, including a detailed breakdown of the 1943 retail prices for several popular items.
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Yonan H. Shahbaz Persian Fables collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of fables, proverbs, and folklore as well as information on Persian religion, written from memory by Yonan H. Shabaz in the 1920s. It also includes handwritten notes and several lengthy manuscripts.
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Zach S. Henderson Library Historical collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of various papers, records, and memorabilia of the Zach S. Henderson Library. Materials span 1933-2019, with the bulk of materials covering 1973-2004, and include accession and cataloging bound-volumes, circulation reports, annual reports, meeting minutes, committee papers, and promotional materials including audiovisual materials about the library.
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Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections oral history collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the transcripts, original cassette tape recordings of public speeches, lectures, and oral history interviews spanning from 1962-2007. Interviews were conducted and recorded by Georgia Southern University’s Department of History and Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections. Those interviewed are mostly locals to Bulloch County and neighboring counties. Interviewees discuss their personal and family lives, historical events they were a part of, and circumstances surrounding their successes. The public speeches and lectures originated from an assortment of sources.
