Folger collection of scrapbooks, 1863-1960.

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Folger collection of scrapbooks, 1863-1960.

The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from various areas of the United States. Areas covered are New York, Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Also included are early clippings, sections, and some complete issues of smaller newspapers such as the Bogart (Ga.) News, The Oconee Enterprise (Watkinsville, Ga.), The Star (Sea Island, Ga.), The Red and White (Athens High School, Athens, Ga.), and the Stormy Petrel (Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Ga.).

2 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 7537672

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Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Athens High School (Athens, Ga.)

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In 1970, as a result of desegregation, Athens High School, a historically white high school located on Milledge Avenue, merged with Burney-Harris High School, a predominantly black high school located on the Atlanta Highway, to form Clarke Central High School. From the description of Athens High School 50th anniversary, 1966. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 263962416 ...