Steadman V. Sanford papers, 1918-1945.

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Steadman V. Sanford papers, 1918-1945.

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The Presidential papers of Steadman V. Sanford housed in the University of Georgia Archives represent a small volume of the S.V. Sanford papers total. The bulk of the papers can be found in the Manuscripts Division of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library (MS 1578). The papers are organized into five broad series: 1) Athletics/Southern Conference: This series chronicles Dr. Sanford's involvement with the organization and growth of the Southern Athletic Conference, and with collegiate athletics as manifested at the University of Georgia and regionally in the Southeast. 2) Board of Regents: These materials document Dr. Sanford's role in reorganizing higher education in the State of Georgia and the installation of a statewide Board of Regents in 1932. There are documents from Sanford's tenure as Chancellor of the Board of Regents in this series as well as his interactions as University President. 3) Presidential Correspondence File: This series forms the heart of Sanford's Presidential records. 4) Georgia High School Accrediting Commission: Dr. Sanford's work in standardizing high school curricula in Georgia is documented in this series. 5) Religious Welfare Conference: Religious life at the University of Georgia was an important aspect of the collegiate experience in the 1930s; this series speaks to the place that religion occupied at Georgia.

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