Georgia Archives Scrapbook - What they do and why it matters

THE GEORGIA ARCHIVES

NINETY YEARSFrom the Capitol (1918) to Rhodes Hall (1930) to the White Ice Cube (1965)…

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…to today.

Safeguarding Georgia’s most historical records and putting them to practical use.

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WHAT WE DO

APPRAISE AND SELECT…which government records are worth keeping forever? (about 5%.)

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COLLECT HISTORICAL RECORDS

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ARRANGE AND DESCRIBE

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STORE…temperature- and humidity-controlled environment.

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PRESERVE

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SCAN

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MAKE ACCESSIBLE…in person and online.

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ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS…records management, disaster preparedness.

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STATE RECORDS CENTER

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GEORGIA CAPITOL MUSEUM…in person and online.

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20,000 books ♦ 14,000 visitors ♦ 260,000,000 documents ♦ 1,300,000+ people served annually

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RECORD EXAMPLES

ROYAL CHARTER, 1733…the document that made Georgia a colony.

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LORD EGMONT JOURNALS, 1738-44…proceedings of the Colonial Trustees.

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ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 1755-

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, RECORDED COPY, 1777

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RATIFICATION OF U.S. CONSTITUTION…the document that made Georgia a state.

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TENNESSEE-GEORGIA BORDER…map of the boundary, 1818.

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LAND LOTTERY RECORDS…tickets from 1832 land lottery.

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LAND LOTTERY RECORDS: MAPS…10,000 state and county maps. 1,500,000 plat maps.

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CIVIL WAR RECORDS…Ordinance of Secession, 1861.

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CIVIL WAR RECORDS…photograph (ambrotype), 1862.

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CIVIL WAR RECORDS…Sherman’s order to evacuate Atlanta, 1864.

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MODERN HISTORY…Capitol Building plans, 1883; Georgia’s first flag, 1879.

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MODERN HISTORY…Women’s suffrage act, 1921.

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MODERN HISTORY…World War II.

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MODERN HISTORY…Roosevelt’s casket leaving Warm Springs, 1945.

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AND BEYOND…Digital Archives of Georgia.

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THE ENDwww.GeorgiaArchives.org

PUTTING THE PAST TO

PRACTICAL USE