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Towns, George

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George Alexander Towns (b.. 1870 d. 1960) was an educator, author, and community activist. For most of his life, Towns was affiliated with Atlanta University (AU)), first as a student, then professor and finally as an active alumnus. One of his most notable contributions is as founder and editor of the Crimson and Gray, the AU Alumni Association monthly newsletter. He was a member of the class of 1894 which also included his close friend James Weldon Johnson with whom he corresponded until Johnson's death. In 1929 when Atlanta University shifted its curriculum to only graduate level courses, Towns retired. He went to Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School (now Fort Valley State University, Georgia) where he was assistant to the principal and later acting principal until 1938. He was active in the community as a member of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP, the Citizen's League, the Boule of Atlanta (Sigma Pi Phi), and the Community Chest. A member of the Harvard University Class of 1900, he was also active in the Harvard University Alumni Association and in the 1920's used his class connections to raise funds for Atlanta University.

From the description of George A. Towns collection, 1851-1963. (Australian National University). WorldCat record id: 301816107

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301816107

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http://viaf.org/viaf/38983208

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/229150818

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Towns, George

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United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives 1861-1870

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United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870

Title: United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives 1861-1870

The United States Sanitary Commission established the Army and Navy Claim Agency (ANCA) in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 1864 to serve as the USSC’s central office to assist Union soldiers, sailors, and their families in prosecuting claims on the federal government for pensions, back pay, bounty, commutation of rations, prize money, and other benefits, without cost. The Army and Navy Claim Agency Archives comprise the records of the Army and Navy Claim Agency; the records of the Pension Agency, its predecessor organization; the registers and cash books of its subsidiary local agencies; and the records of two quasi-independent USSC claim agencies whose origins predate the establishment of the Army and Navy Claim Agency: the Protective War Claim Association of the State of New York, located in New York City, and the Protective War Claim and Pension Agency, located in Philadelphia.

ArchivalResource: 506.37 linear feet; 1190 boxes, 46 volumes

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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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William B. Matthews Collection. 1881-1932.

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Matthews, W. B. (William B.). William B. Matthews Collection.

Title: William B. Matthews Collection. 1881-1932.

This collection consists of the papers of William Baxter Matthews from 1881 to 1932. It includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and printed materials, most of which pertain to Atlanta University. The bulk of the materials relates to Matthews's tenure on the Atlanta University Board of Trustees. Correspondence from Edward Twichell Ware (Atlanta University's third president) and fellow trustees documents the administration of the school, including fundraising efforts, land development, and personnel issues. Also included are letters from Matthews's daughter Louise as a co-ed writing home to her parents. These letters are an account of the events and people on the Atlanta University campus. Of special interest is William Albert Robinson's (class of 1913) scrapbook of his days as an Atlanta University student filled with snapshots and memorabilia of the school.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet (4 boxes)

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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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George A. Towns collection, 1851-1963.

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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960. George A. Towns collection, 1851-1963.

Title: George A. Towns collection, 1851-1963.

This collection consists of the papers of George Alexander Towns from 1851 to 1963. It includes correspondence, literary works, diaries, photographs, and publications. The bulk of the materials pertain to Town's association with Atlanta University (AU) both as a student and faculty member. The collection also contains materials pertaining to Town's career at Fort Valley; drafts of poems, prose, and class lecture notes; and his essays and notes from when he was a student.

ArchivalResource: 5.5 linear ft.

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Towns, George

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United States Sanitary Commission

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United States Sanitary Commission
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Adams, Myron Winslow.

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Adams, Myron Winslow.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Atlanta University Center (GA.)

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Atlanta University Center (GA.)
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Bumstead, Horace, 1841-1919.

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Bumstead, Horace, 1841-1919.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Case, Lucy Elizabeth.

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Case, Lucy Elizabeth.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Clement, Rufus Early, 1900-1967.

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Clement, Rufus Early, 1900-1967.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Crogman, W.H. (William Henry), 1841-1931.

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Crogman, W.H. (William Henry), 1841-1931.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Fort Valley State University.

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Fort Valley State University.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Harvard University.

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Harvard University.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.

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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Matthews, W. B. (William B.)

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Matthews, W. B. (William B.)
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Seaver, William N.

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Seaver, William N.
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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Towns, Nellie McNair, 1879-1967.

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Towns, Nellie McNair, 1879-1967.
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Georgia

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Towns, George

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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Towns, George A. (George Alexander), 1870-1960

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Towns, George Alexander, 1870-1960.

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