Finding Aids
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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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.
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Percy H. Perkins, Jr. architectural drawings
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials relating to author and gemologist Percy H. Perkins. Materials span 1923 to 1985, and consist of architecture drawings for various significant buildings in southeast Georgia, including a six room schoolhouse in Claxton, GA, Pembroke State Bank, the Stadium & Athletic Field for Morris Brown College, the Women's Dormitory School for Officers’ Training at The Salvation Army Headquarters, Bacon County Elementary School, Claxton High School, and Evans County Training School.
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Peter L. L. Strickland collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection contains materials collected by Peter L. L. Strickland related to various branches of his family history. Materials include photographs, correspondence, legal and military documents, news clippings, printed books, and other materials dating from 1872-1994. Individuals represented in the collection include Peter L. L. Strickland. Ina Martin Porter, Erline Porter Strickland, Dempsey Marvin, Lennie Arsenia (Hodges) Strickland, John “Duffy” Rodgers, Laura (Blitch) Rodgers, Mollie (Hearn) Rogers, Dwight Kennedy, Michael Kennedy, William Rodgers, Geraldine Rogers, and Alline Adams.
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Peter Zack Geer, Jr., papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of personal and professional papers of Peter Zack Geer, Jr. Materials span 1923-1967 and include documents relating to Geer's law practice, his service as Executive Secretary to Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (1958-1961), and as Georgia Lt. Governor under Governor Carl Sanders (1963-1967). The subject files contain information regarding the civil rights movement, race relations in Georgia, Julian Bond, Herman Talmadge, and Jeannette Rankin. The papers also contain the law files of his father Peter Zack Geer, Sr.
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Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the records of Phi Upsilon Omicron, Beta Mu Chapter spanning 1958-1993. Materials include annual reports, issues of The Candle, and scrapbooks/yearbooks that are often creative projects.
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Pope A. Duncan papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the appointment booklets of Dr. Pope A. Duncan from 1920-2003. These materials span his years as president of South Georgia College, Georgia Southern College (1971-1976), Stetson University (1977-1987), and his later retirement.
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Portal (Ga.) Town Council records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials related to the town of Portal, spanning from 1914-1956. This collection holds the town council meeting minutes, town ordinances, and an abstract by R. Frank Saunders.
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Porter W. Carswell family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the papers of Porter Wilkins Carswell, Jr. (1868-1931) most of which concern Waynesboro and Burke County, Materials include personal and business correspondence, administrative records of civic and fraternal organizations in Burke County including Waynesboro Rotary Club, First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro records, and Rural Electrification Association (REA) materials.
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Preetorius family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of papers of the Preetorius family of Bulloch and Screven Counties, Georgia, from 1850 to 2005. Included within the collection are legal papers. photographs, correspondence, high school yearbooks, and negatives covering family interests throughout southeastern Georgia.
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Rebecca Ziegler papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of exhibition materials researched and prepared by Rebecca Zeigler from her work as a reference librarian at Georgia Southern University’s Zach S. Henderson Library. Materials span 1990 - 2016 and cover a range of subjects.
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Reuben and Mary Wilkinson Jones Family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Spanning 1971-2024, materials include genealogical maps, personal and professional documents and photographs in relation to Cora Alexander and the Jones Family.
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Richard W. Lighty Collection of Roland Harper writings
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials assembled by geneticist and researcher Richard W. Lightly concerning the professional career of Roland M. Harper covering the period from 1899 to 2018, with the majority of materials concentrated in the 1960s and 1970s. Materials include correspondences involving Roland M. Harper, predominantly featuring exchanges between Clermont H. Lee and Francis Harper. Additionally, the collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and various botanical research materials related to Roland M. Harper.
Select materials include correspondence between George K. Small and Marie Mellinger; a bibliography of Harper's published writings, 1899-1954, by Jack McCormick, an original copy of his publication On a Collection of Plants Made in Georgia in the Summer of 1900 (1901).
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Robert David Ward papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Georgia Southern faculty member Robert David Ward. Materials span 1921 - 2006 and include correspondence, awards, teaching materials, student work, research notes, and manuscript drafts of published materials. Also included are personal notes from family and colleagues.
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Robert Edward Tucker, Sr. papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of Robert Edward Tucker, Sr.’s ornithology field notes and journals concerning observations in the Chatham County area & the Georgia coastal islands. Most materials are handwritten and include daily observations from 1984-1997.
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Robert J. Boxer papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of various drafts and the finished manuscript of Robert J. Boxer's 1997 textbook, Essentials of Organic Chemistry. Materials span 1988- 1997 and also include correspondence with publishers, including contracts.
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Robert John Henderson DeLoach collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of twenty-eight photocopies of Robert John Henderson DeLoach’s correspondence with Georgia Governer. Eugene Talmadge from the early 1940s, related materials including newspaper clippings, an inscribed copy of Deloach’s book on John Burroughs, photographs, glass slides, and an obituary are also included.
