Georgia State Fair, Macon, 1886-1960

Inventory of the Georgia State Fair Records

Inventory of the Georgia State Fair Records

Inventory of the Georgia State Fair Records

Middle Georgia Regional Library System
Middle Georgia Archives

Presented online by the Digital Library of Georgia

Overview of Collection

Repository: Middle Georgia Regional Library System, Middle Georgia Archives

Creator: Georgia State Fair

Title: Georgia State Fair records

Dates: 1875-1991, bulk dates 1912-1975

Quantity: 14.5 linear ft.

Abstract: The collection consists of records of the Georgia State Fair and its predecessor, the Georgia State Exposition, from 1875-1991. The records include account books (1910-1945), advertising posters, contracts and agreements (1923-1962), correspondence (1912-1975, with gaps), employee records (1921-1974, with gaps), exhibit files (1935-1970, with gaps), financial statements (1914-1980), invoices and receipts (1921-1947), mailing lists (1934-1945), minutes (1909-1921, 1940-1942), clippings, photographs, premium lists/catalogs (1906-1991, with gaps), press releases (1936-1943), programs, and scrapbooks (1934-1983, with gaps). The materials document the role of the Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Exchange Club in planning and preparing for the fair; the administration of the fair including ticket sales, publicity, and exhibits; and finances.

Arrangement of the Collection

Organized into twenty-three series:

(1) Account books

(2) Admission materials

(3) Advertising materials

(4) Attendance statistics

(5) Bumper stickers

(6) Bylaws of the Exchange Club Fair Association

(7) Contracts and agreements

(8) Correspondence

(9) Employment records

(10) Exhibit records

(11) Financial statements and reports

(12) Invoices and receipts

(13) Mailing lists

(14) Minutes

(15) Newspaper clippings

(16) Photographs

(17) Premium lists/catalogs

(18) Press releases

(19) Prizes

(20) Programs/brochures

(21) Rosters

(22) Scrapbooks

(23) Stockholder list

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Topics Covered

Georgia State Exposition
Georgia State Fair
Macon Chamber of Commerce (Ga.)
Macon Exchange Club (Ga.)
Agricultural exhibitions--Georgia
Agriculture--Georgia
Horticultural exhibitions--Georgia
Livestock exhibitions--Georgia
Business records
Minutes
Photographs
Posters
Press releases

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Related Material

Related collections in this repository: Southern Central Agricultural Society transactions and Georgia State Agricultural Society transactions.

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Series 1: Account Books
Box Folder
1 1a Cash book, 1923-1934
1b Cash book, 1935-1940
2a Ledger, 1923-1934
2b Ledger, 1935-1945
3 Memo/account book, 1923-1925
4a Miscellaneous accounts, circa 1910
4b Miscellaneous accounts, 1913-1926
Box Folder
2 4c Miscellaneous accounts, 1927-1934
4d Miscellaneous accounts, 1935-1939
4e Miscellaneous accounts, 1939-1940
5 Ticket sales, 1928-1930

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Series 2: Admission materials

Box Folder
2 6 Admission pass for automobile windshield, 1942 fair
7 Admission tickets, 1921 fair

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Series 3: Advertising materials

Box Folder
2 8 Blotters, 1926 fair, 1920s fair
9 Circular, 1936 fair
Box Folder
Oversize Drawer 1 10b Southeastern Fair, Atlanta, 1923
Box Folder
Oversize Drawer 1 10a Advertising poster, 1938 Fair
10c Posters of various circus acts and revues, 1939-1943.
View online: document 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Series 4: Attendance statistics, 1908, 1923-1933, 1938

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Series 5: Bumper stickers, 1987 fair

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Series 6: Bylaws of the Exchange Club Fair Association, 1942

Also includes later undated amendments.

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Series 7: Contracts and agreements

Box Folder
3 14a 1923
14b 1924
14c 1925
14d 1926
14e 1927
14f 1928
14g 1929
15a 1930
15b 1931
15c 1932
15d 1933
15e 1934
15f 1935
15g 1937
15h 1938
15i 1939
16a 1940
16b 1941
16c 1942
16d 1943
16e 1944
16f 1945
16g 1947
16h 1948
16i 1949
17a 1951
17b 1952
17c 1953
17d 1954
17e 1955
17f 1956
17g 1957
17h 1958
17i 1959
18a 1960
18b 1962

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Series 8: Correspondence
Box Folder
4 19 1912, July-October
20 1916, February
21 1921, October-November
22 1923, September-November
23 1924, January-May, September-December
24a 1925, January-June
24b 1925, July-November
25 1926, January-February, April, June, August-December
26 1927, February-March, July, October-November
27 1928, February, April, October
28 1929, April, October
29 1930, February, May, July, September-November
30 1931, January, April, July, September-October
31 1932, March, August-October, December
32 1933, August-October
33 1934, May-June, August-December
34a 1935, June 14-August 23
34b 1935, August 24-30
34c 1935, September-November
35a 1936, January-June
35b 1936, July-August
35c 1936, September-November
Box Folder
5 36a 1937, January-June
36b 1937, July-August
36c 1937, September
36d 1937, October-December
37a 1938, January-May
37b 1938, June-July
37c 1938, August 1-12
37d 1938, August 15-31
37e 1938, September 1-14
37f 1938, September 15-30
37g 1938, October 1-9
37h 1938, October 10-31
37i 1938, November-December
39a 1939, January-March
39b 1939, April-May
39c 1939, June
Box Folder
6 39d 1939, July
39e 1939, August
39f 1939, September 1-9
39g 1939, September 11-22
39h 1939, September 23-30
39i 1939, October 2-8
39j 1939, October 9-13
39k 1939, October 14-20
39l 1939, October 21-31
39m 1939, November-December
40a 1940, January-June
40b 1940, July 1-19
40c 1940, July 20-31
40d 1940, August 1-15
40e 1940, August 16-23
40f 1940, August 24-31
Box Folder
7 40g 1940, September 2-11
40h 1940, September 12-19
40i 1940, September 20-25
40j 1940, September 26-30
40k 1940, October
40l 1940, November-December
41a 1941, January-June
41b 1941, July
41c 1941, August 1-11
41d 1941, August 12-30
41e 1941, September 1-10
41f 1941, September 11-20
41g 1941, September 21-30
41h 1941, October 1-7
41i 1941, October 8-31
41j 1941, November
Box Folder
8 42a 1942, January-March
42b 1942, April-June
42c 1942, July
42d 1942, August
42e 1942, September 1-16
42f 1942, September 17-30
42g 1942, October 1-7
42h 1942, October 8-31
42i 1942, November
43a 1943, January-May
43b 1943, June-August
43c 1943, September
43d 1943, October-December
44 1944, January, May-October
45 1945, June, August-October, December
Box Folder
9 46 1946, January
47 1949, October
48 1950, September
49 1952, January
50 1953, January
51 1954, January-February, October-December
52 1956, September
53 1957, March, June, September-October
54 1958, August-October
55 1960, January, August
56 1962, July
57 1970, May, December
58 1971, March
59 1973, April-June
60 1974, February, May, August-October
61 1975, June, August, October

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Series 9: Employment records
Box Folder
10 62a Employee lists, circa 1940
62b Employee lists, 1941
62c Employee lists, 1942
62d Employee lists, 1943
63a Employee payroll records, 1921
63b Employee payroll records, 1935
63c Employee payroll records, 1937
63d Employee payroll records, 1940
63e Employee payroll records, 1941
63f Employee payroll records, 1942
63g Employee payroll records, 1943
63h Employee payroll records, 1974

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Series 10: Exhibit records

Box Folder
10 64a Exhibit entry forms, 1938
64b Exhibit entry forms, 1939
64c Exhibit entry forms, 1940
64d Exhibit entry forms, 1941
64e Exhibit entry forms, 1942
64f Exhibit entry forms: Open swine, 1970
64g Exhibit entry forms: 4-H swine, 1970
64h Exhibit entry forms: Open dairy and 4-H dairy, 1970
65a Exhibit rules and regulations, 1938
65b Exhibit rules and regulations, 1939
65c Exhibit rules and regulations, 1941
66a Exhibitor lists, 1935-1936, circa 1930s
66b Exhibitor lists, 1939
66c Exhibitor lists, 1941

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Series 11: Financial statements and reports

Box Folder
10 67a 1914-1918
67b 1919
68a 1920
68b 1921
68c 1923
68d 1924
68e 1925
68f 1926
68g 1927
68h 1928
68i 1929
69a 1930
69b 1931
69c 1932
69d 1933
69e 1934
69f 1936
69g 1937
69h 1938
69i 1939
70a 1940
70b 1941
70c 1942
71 1969
72a 1970
72b 1971
72c 1972
72d 1973
72e 1974
72f 1975
72g 1976
72h 1977
72i 1978
72j 1979
73 1980

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Series 12: Invoices and receipts
Box Folder
11 74 1921
75a-b 1923
76a-b 1924
77 1925
78a-c 1926
79 1933
80 1934
81 1935
82 1937
83 1938
84a-d 1940
85a-d 1941
86a-d 1942
87a-d 1943
88 1947

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Series 13: Mailing lists

Box Folder
11 89a 1934-1938
89b 1939-1940
89c 1941-1942
89d 1943-1945

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Series 14: Minutes
Box Folder
11 90a Georgia State Fair Association, 1909-1911
90b Georgia State Fair Association, 1912-1918
90c Georgia State Fair Association, 1919-1921
90d Georgia State Exposition, Inc., Executive Committee, September 1940
90e Georgia State Exposition, Inc., Executive Committee, June 1941
90f Georgia State Exposition leaders and 4-H leaders, January 1942

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Series 15: Newspaper clippings
Box Folder
11 91a 1927-1936
91b 1937
91c 1938
91d 1939
91e 1940
91f 1942
91g 1943

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Series 16: Photographs
Box Folder
Oversize Drawer 1 91h Officers of the Georgia State Agricultural Society at the fair, 1886
91i Officers of the Georgia State Agricultural Society at the fair, 1886
92 Birdseye view of fair, 1916
View online.
93 Association of Georgia Fairs convention participants, 1926
94 FFA meeting participants, 1934
Box Folder
12 95 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1923.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4.
96 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1925.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3.
97 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1926
98 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1927.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
99 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1928.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3.
100a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., circa 1920s-1930s.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
101 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1940.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3.
102 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1943.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
103 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1946.
View online: photograph 1, 2.
104 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1948.
View online: photograph 1, 2.
105 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1949.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
106 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., circa 1940s.
View online: photograph 1, 2.
107 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1950.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
108 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1951.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
109a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1952.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
110a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1953.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
111a-c Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1954.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
112 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1955.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4.
113 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1956.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
114 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1957.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
115a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1958.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
116 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1959
View online.
117 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., circa 1950s.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4.
118 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1960.
View online: photograph 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
119a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1961
120a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1962
121a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1963
122a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1964
123a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1965
124a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1966
125a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1967
126a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1968
127a-b Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1969
128 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1970
129 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1971
130 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1972
131 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1973
132 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1974
133 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1975
134 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1977
135 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1978
136 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1979
137 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1980
138 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1981
139 Fair events, activities, exhibits, etc., 1984

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Series 17: Premium lists/catalogs

Box Folder
14 140a 1906 fair (photocopy)
140b 1909 fair
140c 1912 fair (photocopy)
141a 1921 fair (2)
141b 1923 fair (3)
141c 1924 fair (2)
141d 1925 fair (2)
141e 1926 fair (3)
141f Fair and poultry show, 1921 (2)
141g Fair and poultry show, 1928
141h 1929 fair (2)
142a 1930 fair (photocopy)
142b 1931 fair
142c 1932 fair (2)
142d 1933 fair (2)
142e 1934 fair (5)
142f 1935 fair (3)
Box Folder
15 142g 1936 fair (2)
142h 1937 fair (4)
142i 1938 fair (4)
142j 1939 fair (2)
143a 1940 fair (2)
143b 1941 fair (3)
143c 1942 fair
143d 1943 fair (2)
143e 1944 fair (photocopy)
143f 1945 fair
143g 1946 fair (3)
143h 1947 fair (3)
143i 1948 fair (3)
143j 1940 fair (2)
144a 1950 fair
144b 1951 fair (photocopy)
144c 1952 fair (2)
Box Folder
16 144d 1953 fair
144e 1954 fair (2)
144f 1955 fair (photocopy)
144g 1956 fair (2)
144h 1957 fair (2)
144i 1958 fair (2)
144j 1959 fair (3)
145a 1960 fair (2)
145b 1961 fair (3)
145c 1962 fair (3)
145d 1963 fair (2)
Box Folder
17 145e 1964 fair (2)
145f 1965 fair (2)
145g 1966 fair (2)
145h 1967 fair (photocopy)
145i 1968 fair (photocopy)
145j 1969 fair (photocopy)
146a 1970 fair (2)
146b 1971 fair (2)
146c 1972 fair (2)
146d 1973 fair (2)
146e 1974 fair (2)
Box Folder
18 146f 1975 fair (photocopy)
146g 1976 fair (2)
146h 1977 fair
146i 1978 fair (2)
146j 1979 fair
Box Folder
19 147a 1980 fair (2)
147b 1981 fair
147c 1982 fair (2)
147d 1983 fair (2)
147e 1984 fair (2)
147f 1985 fair (2)
147g 1987 fair
147h 1991 fair
147i 2003 fair

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Series 18: Press releases

Box Folder
19 148a 1936-1937
148b 1938-1943

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Series 19: Prizes
Box Folder
19 149 Prize medal, 1875 fair
150a First prize ribbon, 1885 fair
150b First and second prize ribbons, 1909 fair (3)
150c First and second prize ribbons, 1928 fair (2)
151 First prize ribbon, 1938 fair

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Series 20: Programs/brochures
Box Folder
19 151a 1926-1928 fairs
151b 1941-1947 fairs
151c 1956-1959 fairs
151d 1964-1965 fairs
151e 1987 fair and undated

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Series 21: Rosters
Box Folder
19 152 Fair ticket sales teams, 1956, 1957, 1959, circa 1964

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Series 22: Scrapbooks
Box Folder
20 153 Fair events and activities, 1934
154 Fair events and activities, 1935
155 Fair events and activities, 1937
156 Fair events and activities, 1941-1942
Box Folder
21 157 Fair events and activities, 1944
158 Fair events and activities, 1951
159 Fair events and activities, 1952
Box Folder
22 160 Fair events and activities, 1955
161 Fair events and activities, 1956
162 Fair events and activities, 1957
Box Folder
23 163 Fair events and activities, 1958
164 Fair events and activities, 1967
165 Fair events and activities, 1934
Box Folder
24 166 Fair events and activities, 1970
167 Fair events and activities, 1971
168 Fair events and activities, 1972-1973
Box Folder
25 169 Fair events and activities, 1974
170 Fair events and activities, 1977-1982
171 Fair events and activities, 1981
172 Fair events and activities, 1982
173 Fair events and activities, 1983

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Series 23: Georgia State Exposition, Inc. stockholder list, 1924

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Middle Georgia Archives
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