- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- To the Transylvania Club -- Rosalyn Carter
- Creator:
- Official White House Photo
- Date of Original:
- 1979
- Subject:
- Women--Societies and clubs
Women
Clubs
Politics and government - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Washington, D.C., Jan. 15, 1979. Place setting on the family dining room table at the White House. One of the Georgia Historical Plates has been used. Twelve historical plates were commissioned by the Transylvania Club of Sandersville, Ga. to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Georgia. They were manufactured by the Wedgewood Company. During President Jimmy Carter's term as governor of Georgia, House Resolution 573 was passed designating these plates as the official Georgia Historical Plates.
2003/07/18: The Transylvania Club was founded in 1908 at Sandersville, Georgia and held its first meeting with 18 unmarried female members. At its second meeting, the club declared its primary goal: the establishment of a public library for Sandersville. The library opened in May 1909. In 1939, Transylvania Club member Louise Irwin designed the Georgia Historical Plates. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_usa024
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:usa024
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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