Finding Aids
This collection includes finding aids and container lists for materials in the Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections.
A Finding Aid contains a listing of the collection's contents and their location within Special Collections. It will often describe and summarize the contents of a collection including aspects of its arrangement; the scope of its subject matter; organizations and persons of relevancy; and its chronology.
To conduct research or view materials, please Schedule a Research Appointment or contact Special Collections at specolle@georgiasouthern.edu.
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Lucile Hodges papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of Lucile Hodges personal family papers and genealogical research pertaining to families in and around Fort Stewart, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Evans County, Tattnall county, and others. Materials span 1897-1989 and include handwritten transcripts of several county census records, newspaper clippings, notes, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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Magnolia Gardens research transcripts
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of recordings and transcripts of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. George A. Rogers and Susan Moody in 1997 and 1998. Those interviewed were Mrs. Lee Anderson, Dr. Charlton Moseley and Mrs. Willie Lee Moseley, James Rigdon, and Mary Lee Jones Tucker. Interviewees remembered Daniel Edgar Bland and his wife Catherine as well as their farm, Magnolia Springs. Mr. and Mrs Bland both attended First District Agricultural and Mechanical School. The land on which their farm thrived is now part of the University, and the homestead itself is now the University Botanical Gardens.
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Margaret Mitchell letters to Laura Dorough Dyar
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of a series of twenty-one letters to Laura Dorough “Mother” Dyar from Margaret Mitchell, Mitchell’s husband, John Marsh, and Mitchell’s secretary Margaret E. Baugh, dating anywhere from 1936 to 1950. Most are signed by “Peggy” Mitchell, a nickname that Margaret Mitchell went by beginning in the 1920s. One letter is handwritten and includes a handwritten envelope while the others are typed. The letters, mostly the exchange of two close friends, contain content related to Mitchell’s writing of Gone With the Wind as well as mentions of the movie. Also included in the collection are printed and electronic research materials related to the Dyar family including newspaper clippings and photographs related to the letters, dating from 1921 to 2017.
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Marvin Pittman Laboratory School Final Year memorabilia
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of class activities, school work, and curricula for the Marvin Laboratory School’s last year, 1997-1998.
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Marvin Pittman Laboratory School history collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials documenting this history of Marvin Pittman Laboratory School. Materials span 1938-1997 the bulk of which cover 1970-1997 and include yearbooks, scrapbooks, student work, plaques, slides, photographs, and ephemera. Documentation of core expectations, courses taught, accomplishments, student/parent handbooks, and various activities during events are also housed in this collection.
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Mary Annis Keller family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of photocopied letters of the Keller family of Bulloch County, Georgia from 1862-1903. Most letters are addressed to Mary Annis Keller (later Hodges), from cousins serving in the Confederate Army as well as later letters from other family members. Also included are muster rolls of various Confederate units, 1860 census records of Chatham and Effingham Counties, and a chart showing the value of Confederate money to gold, 1861-May 1866.
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Mary Evelyn Fortune papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the papers of Mary Evelyn Fortune from 1939 to 2000. Materials include diplomas, newspaper clippings, photographs, certificates, awards, documents related to her involvement in civic organizations, and her funeral book.
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Mary Sue DeLoach Smith papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials created and collected by Mary Sue Deloach Smith as part of her 1999 dissertation, What did it mean to be a boarding teacher in a rural Bulloch County community in the 1930s and 1940s. Materials include In-depth interviews with fourteen people who worked as boarding teachers in Bulloch County, 1930-1940s, and transcription. Additional materials include three commissary account books for John H. Brannen farm, six miles west of Statesboro from 1929-1950s.
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Maxwell Taylor Courson papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, printed articles and brochures, drafts and personal cards and letters of Maxwell Taylor Courson while at Georgia Southern College. Events covered include conferences on Georgia Offshore Oil and Proposition 13, as well as information about Dr. Charles Herty, preparatory to writing an article. Also the College's acquisition of Windsor Village apartments, which became dormitories.
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Melissa Brown collection of "A Loud Absence" project materials
Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections
This collection consists of photographs and digital files created by artist Melissa Brown as part of her project, titled "A Loud Absence." According to the artist, the project sought to discover what happens to a space after great injustice has been committed in it. The project examines whether a community's choice of what to do with such an area reflects healing or reveals that they have not moved forward from their past.
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Mercer Centennial collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials pertaining to the planning and celebration of the 2009 centennial celebration of Johnny Mercer's birth, as well as materials related to the Johnny Mercer statue project in Savannah. Spanning 2004 to 2010, materials include commemorative documents, news clippings, magazine articles, programs, correspondence, posters, and brochures gathered by The Friends of Johnny Mercer.
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Mercer Family collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials related to the family of American lyricist and songwriter, Johnny Mercer. Materials span 1906 to 2010 and include letters, photographs, published material, newspaper clippings, memorabilia and unpublished manuscripts. The collection focuses on the Mercer family, especially Lilian C. Mercer and Nancy Mercer Gerard, as well as the life and career of Johnny Mercer.
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Michael Braz papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials documenting the career of contemporary American composer and Georgia Southern University Professor Emeritus Michael Braz. Materials span 2004 - 2007, and include professional files, photographs, costume designs, a three-dimensional set model, and articles primarily related to the 2007 production of A Scholar Under Siege. The opera concerns desegregation and racial politics in 1941 Georgia, focusing on the firing of Marvin Pittman, President of Georgia Teachers College, by Georgia governor Eugen Talmadge.
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Michael McDougald papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of a broad overview of the life of Michael McDougald, ranging from collegiate accolades, genealogical research, and business endeavors spanning 1886-2011. The collection includes personal correspondence, photographs, radio shows (WVOV, WAAX, WQTU), audio transcripts, speeches, addresses, and family genealogy.
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Musical Industry Reference collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Spanning 1908-2023, this collection contains published materials acquired by the Gretsch Company that are either related to the Gretsch Company or to the various aspects of the music industry. This includes catalogs and advertisements from other music instrument manufacturers, materials from music events or trade shows over the years, and publications such as newsletters and magazines.
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Naomi L. D. Cox papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of correspondence to Naomi L.D. Cox of Clayton's Mills, Pickens County, South Carolina from 1859-1869. The letters from family members discuss personal and farm news, but also mention the secession of Tennessee and South Carolina, life and living conditions in Tennessee during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and some descriptions of battles in Tennessee. Correspondents include Malinda D. Cox, Henrietta Cox, and Sallie Cox. The collection also contains an Atlanta Constitution advertisement, a letter between the donors of the collection, and a photograph.
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Newelle D. Anderson papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials collected by Newelle D. Anderson related to the Georgia Southern Alumni Association. Materials span 1980-1991 and include transcripts of Anderson's speeches as president and information on Furman University stadium, the later model for Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium.
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Nick Mamalakis collection on the Savannah Greek Community
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of items relates to a speech given by Nick Mamalakis in 1983. It holds news clippings and text of the speech on Savannah's Greek community.
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Ogeechee Riverkeeper Oral Histories
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of oral history interviews of people who grew up living on the Ogeechee River and its watershed. The interviews were conducted from 2016-2017 for Phase I of the Ogeechee Project, but the topics span a broad range of time - including family lore and artifacts from Native American settlement and the Colonial Period through today. Materials include photographs and written documents with audio recordings making the bulk of the collection. Materials were originally collected by c.a.s.e. Consulting Services for the Ogeechee Riverkeeper organization.
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Okefenokee family letters to Jean Sherwood Harper
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of letters from Okefenokee families, including members of the Chesser family, to Jean Sherwood Harper from 1931-1941. Also includes a typescript of seven poems authored by Jean Sherwood Harper.
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Olliff & Smith Grocery records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection contains business ledgers that details the records of Olliff & Smith’s Grocery records. Both boxes contain ledgers spanning 1898-1901 and include purchases at the Olliff & Smith Grocery.
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Parker’s Stockyard records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the financial records of Parker’s Stockyard between 1963 and 1992. The records include six financial ledgers, receipts from 1963-1981, and address books with local business contact information.
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Patrick Novotny papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the research files of Patrick Novotny, Professor of Political Science at Georgia Southern University. Materials include booklets, leaflets, newspaper articles, journal articles, and other published materials from 1929-2001. Subjects include environmental justice, 20th century Georgia politics, civil rights, and race relations.
The Patrick Novotny papers formerly consisted of three separate collections titled “Patrick Novotny: Where We Live, Work, and Play, Research Materials, 1973-1979,”“20th Century Georgia Politics Research Materials,” and “Contemporary Sources on the case of U.S. vs. Darby Lumber Co.” Each former collection is now listed as a series here.
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Paul Felder Carroll papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of Georgia Southern College memorabilia and personal materials belonging to Paul Felder Carroll, spanning 1930 to 1967. Materials include notebooks, awards, personal letters, and a cap & gown.
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Peace Officers Association of Georgia records
Zach S. Henderson Library. Georgia Southern University
The collection contains meeting minutes, photographs, and quarterly publications relating to the Peace Officers Association of Georgia.
