- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Archives
- Date of Original:
- 2003/2007
- Subject:
- Archives--Georgia--Morrow
Buildings--Georgia--Morrow
Archive buildings--Georgia--Morrow
Georgia. Dept. of Archives and History
Flags--United States
Flagpoles--Georgia--Morrow
Trees--Georgia--Morrow
Pine--Georgia--Morrow
Men--Georgia--Morrow
Morrow (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Architecture, Modern - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clayton County, 33.54189, -84.35769
United States, Georgia, Clayton County, Morrow, 33.58317, -84.33937 - Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Division of Archives and History, also known as the Georgia Archives, is a division of the office of the secretary of state. Located in Morrow, the archives collects, manages, and preserves the official records of Georgia from 1732 to the present.
Photograph of the exterior of the Georgia Division of Archives and History, also known as the Georgia Archives, located in Morrow, Georgia. The four-story structure, completed in 2003, comprises 177,000 cubic feet and is large enough to contain the archives' holdings, which include 10,000 state and county maps; 20,000 books and periodicals; 30,000 reels of records on microfilm; 100,000 photographs; and 1.5 million land grants and property maps. An American flag waves in front of the building. A man walking toward the building can be seen in the bottom right. A line of pine trees grows behind the building.
The Georgia Archives is a division of the office of the secretary of state. The archives collects, manages, and preserves the official records of Georgia from 1732 to the present. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/georgia-archives/m-8297/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of University Financing Foundation
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/georgia-archives
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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