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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Robert Lee Moore papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of papers of Robert Lee Moore from 1892-1940. The bulk of the collection includes case files pertaining to Moore's legal practice in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, and as Solicitor General of the Middle Circuit Court of Georgia. The collection also contains clippings, printed material, and expense reports relating to Moore's campaigns for Solicitor-General (1912, 1916) and Congressman for Georgia's 1st District (1920-1924).
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Robert M. Benson family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
Spanning 1937-1969, materials consist of indentures, deeds, promissory notes, insurance maps, and other legal and financial records from the earliest years of Georgia Southern University, then known as First District Agricultural and Mechanical School; materials also include personal and professional correspondences from Charles E. Cone Realty Company to active and prospective tenants about owning land in Bulloch County, as well as a variety of local land plats, oversized maps, blueprints, and posters; additionally, there are photographs of prominent local figures and family members. A notable entry are newspapers detailing the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. A selection of World War II field manuals, travel literature, and business documents are also present.
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Roger W. Allen, Sr. papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the research papers of Roger W. Allen, Sr. Print and digital material include published and unpublished articles, maps, photographs, and various publications. Topics of interest include the history of Bulloch County, Statesboro, and Savannah as well as the establishment of Standardized Time in the United States.
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Roland M. Harper collection
University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library
Published articles on botany, geography, and social conditions, mainly in the southeastern United States; 1933 letter to Dr. R.J.H. DeLoach; 1906 geological map of the Georgia coast.
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Ronald J. Neil papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the papers of Georgia Southern College professor of music, Ronald J. Neil. Materials span from 1921 to 1991 and include articles, booklets, programs, opera lyrics, research materials, vinyl records, and cassette recordings.
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Rotary Club of Statesboro records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection contains materials created, published, and collected by the Rotary Club of Statesboro. Materials are dated 1935 to 2016 and include documents, club organizational materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS tapes, cassettes, and physical memorabilia, such as attendance awards, patches, and placards.
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Roxie A. Remley papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the papers of Georgia Southern Emerita Professor of Art, Roxie A. Remley, from 1942-2020. Materials include professional and personal correspondence, journals, day calendars, photographs, and other unpublished materials related to Remley’s work with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), later Women’s Army Corps, Georgia Southern College, the Statesboro First Methodist Church, and other local organizations. Examples of Remley’s artwork and framed prints are included as well as materials originally belonging to Georgia B. Watson.
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Rudolfs K. Zalups sheet music collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of bound volumes and loose sheet music published in the late 1920s through the late 1970s. Music includes piano pieces as well as music in English, French, German, Latvian, Polish, and Russian.
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Samuel "Fred" Hood papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of 187 photographs of churches and historical locations in the Ogeechee River area in southeast Georgia taken by Samuel “Fred” Hood during the 1970s. Photographs feature historic churches in the areas surrounding the Ogeechee River Valley in southeast Georgia.
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Sankey T. Johnson Family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of correspondence between Asbury “Sankey” Lee Johnson and Sarah Elizabeth Thompson from 1861-1864, Transcripts (typed and handwritten) of correspondence are included as well as three ambrotypes; a family Bible, hymnal; coin silverware; and quilt.
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Savannah and the Sea Islands tourism collection
University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library
This collection contains assorted materials relating to historic sites and homes in Savannah and the Sea Islands of Georgia, dated from 1933 to 1959. Materials include postcards, booklets, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and photographs.
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Savannah River deeds and petitions
University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library
The collection consists of photocopied negatives of eighteen plats and seven petitions, as well as deeds and inventories of properties on the Savannah River during the late Colonial period, circa 1760-1780.
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S. E. “Zeke” Perkins papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
The collection consists of printed and manuscript materials collected by S. E. “Zeke” Perkins, a lifelong resident of Evans County, Georgia. Materials include printed and manuscript materials related to several churches and the Hepzibah Baptist Association; a copy of the diary of John Rogers Smith's visit to the last Blue/Gray reunion at Gettysburg (1938); an unpublished manuscript history of the Perkins mill and lumber company, Hagan, Georgia; an unpublished manuscript history of Ezell Masonic lodge; information about Perkins family history; pamphlets and news articles about the Claxton Annual Rattlesnake Roundup (1970-1973); a Georgia almanac (1911); Evans County Jubilee volume (1964) ; and miscellaneous travel brochures and newspaper clippings.
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Sheet Music collection, 1910-1950
University Libraries, Zach S. Henderson Library
This collection is an amalgamation of sheet music collections from five sources: the almost 2000 pieces of sheet music of early-20th century popular music acquired by Dr. Warren Fields in 1980 from Ms. L. Lieuwenkamp of Savannah, who had been a silent movie pianist; the 67 pieces which were acquired by Smith C. Banks from Mr. George Beasley and family in 1996; and the 218 pieces which came with the papers of Ronald J. Neil in 1994; eleven pieces from the late Richard B. Harwell; and 48 pieces, as well as music books and magazines, from Carolyn Lee.
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Smith Callaway Banks papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Smith Callaway Banks. Materials mostly span 1933 - 1982 and include financial documents, government information, newspapers, photographs, receipts, and informational booklets on a variety of subjects.
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Southeast Bulloch High School Agriculture Program collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of a variety of materials from the four schools that were consolidated into Southeast Bulloch High School. The bulk of the materials span 1947 to 1955 and include administrative records, correspondence, instructor materials, textbooks, student work, and publications of state and national agricultural organizations.
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Southeast Georgia Aerial Photograph Collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of aerial photographs of Georgia counties produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from the 1940s to 1950s. The collection contains standard and oversized aerial photographs of Georgia counties including Bulloch, Screven, Toombs, Emanuel, Jenkins, and Wayne, and surrounding counties.
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Southern Chapter of the American Conference for Irish Studies records
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of records of the Southern Chapter of the American Conference for Irish Studies. Materials include correspondence, meeting programs and minutes, reports, and membership lists. Much of the material concerns the annual meeting and other activities of the organization from 1989 to 2014.
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Spencer Wallace Cone family papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials related to the Spencer Wallace Cone family spanning 1810-1976 with the majority of materials dated between 1810 and 1892.. Materials include nineteenth and early twentieth century correspondence between members of the Cone family, including Spencer Houghton Cone and Spencer Wallace Cone. Also included are military documents related to the 61st New York Infantry regiment, legal documents, biographical information, sermons and notes by Spencer Houghton Cone, records of the Oliver Street Church (1825-1840), a household account book, photographs, and records relating to the settlement of Spencer Houghton Cone II’s estate. Spencer Wallace Cone’s literary works, including published and unpublished literary manuscripts, as well as artifacts collected by the Cone family are also included.
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Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony Guild scrapbooks
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of fourteen scrapbooks containing programs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia .concerning the Statesboro-Georgia Southern Symphony Guild. The dates of the scrapbooks range from 1972 to 1996.
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Stephen D. Geller papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection includes the creative works of Stephen D. Geller and personal materials ranging from 1954-2007. Creative works include his completed screenplays, teleplays, scripts, manuscripts, novels, poems, research files, and other related materials. Personal bound copies of some of his works are handwritten while others are typed. Personal materials include family photographs, an astrology birth chart, correspondence, and materials related to Geller’s early education.
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Sturgis McKeever papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of the research materials of Georgia Southern University Professor of Biology, Sturgis McKeever. Materials span 1921-1973 and include numerous reprints in regards to research on various animal species across North America. This collection also includes correspondence between McKreever and other academic researchers, written graphs, and charts. In addition, there are negatives and images in regards to his extensive notes and research.
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Susannah and Samuel L. Walker papers
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of materials related to the Susannah and Samuel L. Walker family spanning from 1810 to 1948. Materials include nineteenth and early twentieth correspondence, land plats and deeds, financial records, receipts, and photographic materials from the 1920s.
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Tattnall County Baptist Church collection
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection includes photocopies of early records, 1804-1858, of three Tattnall County Baptist churches including Beards Creek Baptist (later Beards Creek Primitive Baptist), Cedar Creek Baptist (later Cedar Creek Primitive Baptist), and Salem Baptist (later Salem Missionary Baptist).
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Thérèse Roué Chauvin letters to Kemp Mabry
Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
This collection consists of forty-four letters received by Dr. (then Sgt.) Kemp Mabry from Thérèse Roué Chauvin, a French child whom he began corresponding beginning in 1945, until Chauvin’s death in 1993.
