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Location United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah

1. Collection Waddie Welcome Archive

Description:
The Waddie Welcome Archive is a collection of photographs of hand-painted signs of African American small businesses, churches, and clubs in Savannah, Georgia.
Date of Original:
2009
Holding Institution:
Henderson Library (Georgia Southern University, Statesboro Campus)

2. Collection Westside Documentation Project

Description:
Oral histories of three predominantly African American Savannah neighborhoods, Hudson Hill, West Savannah, and Woodville.
Date of Original:
2008
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

3. Collection Ellis Square Oral History Project

Description:
Oral histories conducted in 2007 and 2008 related to the development of Savannah's Ellis Square.
Date of Original:
2007/2008
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

4. Collection Eastside Documentation Project

Description:
Oral histories conducted in 2008 and 2009 related to five eastside Savannah neighborhoods, East Savannah, Hillcrest, Pine Gardens, Savannah Gardens, and Twickenham.
Date of Original:
2005
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

5. Collection Arboretum News

Description:
The Arboretum News has been published periodically from 2003 onward by the Arboretum staff and highlights plants growing on the Armstrong Campus as well as the people that care for them.
Date of Original:
2003/2019
Holding Institution:
Georgia Southern University. Libraries

6. Collection Benjamin Van Clark Neighborhood Documentation Project

Description:
Oral histories dated from 2003 and 2004 related to the Benjamin Van Clark Neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia focusing on mass transportation and the development of streetcar suburbs; desegregation and the neighborhood's changing population; and the revitalization and rehabilitation of the community.
Date of Original:
2003/2004
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

8. Collection Civic magazine

Description:
Television magazine program highlighting Savannah business, local government, and community events during the period from 1988 to 2002.
Date of Original:
1988/2002
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

9. Collection Savannah Biographies

Description:
The Savannah Biographies is a collection of unedited biographies written between 1975 and 1994 by history students of Armstrong Atlantic State University. These papers contain biographies of 19th and 20th century Savannahians - ordinary people from all walks of life who in some small way contributed to the history of the city of Savannah.
Date of Original:
1975/1994
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

10. Collection Happiness & hard times

Description:
Transcripts of oral histories conducted in 1973 with Savannah residents.
Date of Original:
1973
Holding Institution:
Georgia Southern University. Libraries
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

11. Collection Albion's voice

Description:
1970 issues of Savannah's alternative newspaper.
Date of Original:
1970
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

12. Collection Johnny Mercer Oral History Project

Description:
Transcripts of oral history interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues of Savannah, Georgia-born lyricist and musician Johnny Mercer and his wife Ginger dating from 1970 to 2002.
Date of Original:
1970/2002
Holding Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

14. Collection W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound collection

Description:
Content collected from 1954 to 2004 by W. W. Law, a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia including recordings of local news television and radio programs, concerts of local artists, interviews, oral histories, and more.
Date of Original:
1955/2004
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

15. Collection John Lytjen home movies, 1952-1956

Description:
Home movies of the Savannah-based Lytjen family from 1952 to 1956
Date of Original:
1952/1956
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

16. Collection Public Information Office Photographs

Description:
Contains images from 1948 to 2000 documenting the City of Savannah's services, people, and events including buildings, structures, employee events, health fairs, trainings, charity events, and more.
Date of Original:
1948/1949
1974/2000
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

17. Collection Harold J. Hart papers, 1942-1945

Description:
Photographs most likely taken by Sgt. Harold J. Hart while he was a member of the 7th Photo Technical Squadron stationed at the 36th Base Headquarters at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia from 1943 to 1945.
Date of Original:
1942/1945
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

18. Collection Mighty Eighth Air Force collection

Description:
Digitization of materials that focus on the activity at Savannah Army Air Base (Hunter Field), Savannah, Georgia to prepare the Eighth Air Force for combat following its activation on January 28, 1942.
Date of Original:
1942/2002
Holding Institution:
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force

19. Collection Clermont Lee collection

Description:
Architectural drawings dating from 1940-1989 from Savannah, Georgia landscape architect Clermont Lee, best known for her work designing gardens and parks for historical landmarks throughout Georgia.
Date of Original:
1940/1989
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

20. Collection Living in Savannah, volume 1

Description:
Photographs documenting urban poverty and housing conditions in Savannah in 1940.
Date of Original:
1940
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

21. Collection Archives of Savannah State University

Description:
Programs, yearbooks, newspapers, and reports documenting Savannah State University, Georgia's oldest public historically black college or university, from 1939 to 2011.
Date of Original:
1939/2011
Holding Institution:
Asa H. Gordon Library (Savannah, Ga.)

22. Collection Living in Savannah, Volume 2

Description:
Photographs taken during 1940 and 1941 documenting economic and living conditions of Savannah residents including the poor.
Date of Original:
1939/1941
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

24. Collection University yearbooks

Description:
Yearbooks of the Savannah-based historically black college, Savannah State University, from 1939 to 1998.
Date of Original:
1939/1998
Holding Institution:
Asa H. Gordon Library (Savannah, Ga.)

25. Collection Geechee Yearbook

Description:
College annual for Armstrong State University in Savannah, Georgia, with issues ranging from 1937-1995
Date of Original:
1937/1995
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

26. Collection The Inkwell (Armstrong's student newspaper)

Description:
The official student newspaper for Armstrong State University since 1935.
Date of Original:
1935/9999
Holding Institution:
Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)

27. Collection Eastern Air Lines Collection

Description:
Correspondence, memorabilia, and records highlighting labor, management, public relations, mediation, corporate culture, marketing, media coverage, and operations at Eastern Air Lines between 1905 and 2010.
Date of Original:
1930/1990
Holding Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

28. Collection Applicants for Cemetery Lot Care, circa 1924-1943, no date

Description:
Photographs of applicants for positions caring for local cemeteries as part of the Savannah Park and Tree Commission from 1924 to 1943.
Date of Original:
1924/1943
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

30. Collection Juliette Gordon Low correspondence, series India letters

Description:
Journal entries of Juliette Gordon Low during her travels in northern India and Pakistan in 1908 with her 18 year niece, Elizabeth Parker and another friend, Grace Carter.
Date of Original:
1908
Holding Institution:
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace

31. Collection Savannah vintage postcards

Description:
Postcards from the first half of the Twentieth century of Savannah.
Date of Original:
1900/1950
Holding Institution:
Live Oak Public Libraries

32. Collection Record Series 5600PC-10, Minutes of the Park and Tree Commission, 1896-1972, no date

Description:
Minutes of the Commission’s regular and special meetings from 1896-1972 that include: names of commissioners; copies of the act of creation; oaths; financial reports; resolutions; reports on parks and squares; cemetery reports; personnel and payroll; committee reports; authorizations; and annual reports.
Date of Original:
1896/1972
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

33. Collection Historic photograph collection

Description:
Photographs documenting the campus life, faculty, and buildings of historic African American university Savannah State University, formerly known as the Georgia State Industrial College and Savannah State College.
Date of Original:
1891/2016
Holding Institution:
Asa H. Gordon Library (Savannah, Ga.)

35. Collection William R. Mitchell Jr. photograph collection, 1889-1986

Description:
Photographs of historic homes and commercial building exteriors and interiors throughout Georgia and historic postcards depicting Atlanta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Date of Original:
1889/1986
Holding Institution:
Atlanta History Center

36. Collection Detroit Publishing Company

Description:
Glass negatives and transparencies from the Detroit Publishing Company documenting Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, and Chickamauga between 1880 and 1911.
Date of Original:
1880/1911
Holding Institution:
Library of Congress

38. Collection Savannah city directories

Description:
City directories for Savannah, Georgia and Chatham County, Georgia dating from 1871-1959 containing information that identifies residents and local businesses.
Date of Original:
1871/1959
Holding Institution:
Live Oak Public Libraries

39. Collection V. & J. Duncan postcard collection

Description:
The V. & J. Duncan Postcard Collection (circa 1870s-circa 2000) includes digital copies of 2,097 postcards and photographs depicting Savannah scenes and Savannah-related images.
Date of Original:
1870/2000
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

40. Collection W.W. Law photograph collection

Description:
Photographs dating between 1868 and 2002 collected by Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law. and his mother Geneva.
Date of Original:
1868/2002
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

42. Collection Coastal Heritage Society, Central of Georgia Rail Road collection, carpentry shop ledger

Description:
Nineteenth-century ledger and scrapbook dating from 1860 to 1864 (for the ledger) and 1870 to 1899 (for the scrapbook) documenting work conducted at the Carpentry Shop, within the Savannah Shops complex of the Central Rail Road and Banking Company of Georgia.
Date of Original:
1860/1864
Holding Institution:
Coastal Heritage Society (Ga.)

43. Collection Juliette Gordon Low papers

Description:
Papers dating from 1860 to 1927 of Girl Scouts founder, Juliette Gordon Low.
Date of Original:
1860/1927
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

44. Collection Annual reports of the mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1855-1923

Description:
Annual reports dated from 1855 to 1923 covering Savannah's finances, statistics, trade, and ordinances.
Date of Original:
1855/1923
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society
University of Georgia. Libraries
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

45. Collection City of Savannah document center

Description:
Historic records of the city of Savannah
Date of Original:
1854/9999
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

46. Collection Port of Savannah slave manifests

Description:
Manifests of enslaved people shipped from Savannah to various ports from 1852 to 1860.
Date of Original:
1852/1860
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

47. Collection Historical Treatises

Description:
Historical treatises focused on the practice of law in Georgia published between 1800-1920.
Date of Original:
1819/1917
Holding Institution:
Alexander Campbell King Law Library

48. Collection City of Savannah, Georgia records - mayor's office

Description:
Records of the mayor of Savannah from the period of 1817 through 1904 and speeches of the mayor dating from 1960 to 1966.
Date of Original:
1817/1904
1960/1966
Holding Institution:
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

49. Collection Savannah historic newspapers archive

Description:
Searchable issues of Savannah newspapers from 1809 to 1880
Date of Original:
1809/1880
Holding Institution:
Georgia Newspaper Project
Catholic Church. Diocese of Savannah (Ga.)

50. Collection Slave manifests dating between 1801 and 1860.

Description:
Slave manifests dating between 1801 and 1860 submitted to the Collector of Customs at the Port of Savannah, Georgia by vessels engaged in coastwise travel.
Date of Original:
1801/1860
Holding Institution:
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch

51. Collection Kenneth Rogers photograph collection

Description:
Black-and-white photographs of Atlanta, Georgia dating between 1800 and 2006 that were collected or taken by photojournalist Kenneth Rogers.
Date of Original:
1800/2006
Holding Institution:
Atlanta History Center

53. Collection John Macpherson Berrien Papers

Description:
Personal papers dating from 1781 to 1942 related to Georgia statesman, John Macpherson Berrien
Date of Original:
1789/1942
Holding Institution:
Georgia Historical Society

54. Collection Benjamin Lincoln notebook and order book

Description:
Notebook and order book of General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) containing essays he composed from 1780-1795.
Date of Original:
1780/1795
Holding Institution:
Hargrett Library

55. Collection Johnny Mercer collections

Description:
Images dating from 1780 to 1999 from the Johnny Mercer Papers, the Johnny and Ginger Mercer Papers, and his unpublished autobiography.
Date of Original:
1780/1999
Holding Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

56. Collection Edward Harden family papers

Description:
Materials relating to Edward Harden (1784-1849), a planter and politician from Savannah and Athens, Georgia including indentures, receipts, account books for his law practice, and commonplace books containing accounts for his plantations, legal notes, and journal entries.
Date of Original:
1779/1928
Holding Institution:
Hargrett Library

57. Collection Felix Hargrett collection

Description:
Collection of University of Georgia alumnus Felix Hargrett (graduated in 1924) that consists primarily of letters, but also includes materials dating from 1758 to 1844 that document the colony of Georgia and slavery.
Date of Original:
1758/1844
Holding Institution:
Hargrett Library

58. Collection Noble Jones family papers

Description:
Bound volume of papers of the Noble Jones family of Savannah, Georgia from 1754-1838 that contain legal instruments including wills and indentures, business records, and the sales and dispensations of enslaved people.
Date of Original:
1754/1838
Holding Institution:
Hargrett Library

59. Collection Transcripts of the Earl of Egmont papers

Description:
Transcripts created by E. Merton Coulter from contemporary, hand-written copies of letters and documents from 1732 to 1745 relating to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America
Date of Original:
1732/1743
Holding Institution:
Hargrett Library