Mahan, Joseph , Dr., Jr., 1921-1995
Biography
Joseph Mahan, Jr. (1921-1995) was born June 11, 1921 in Cassville, Georgia. He attended Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia and the University of Georgia, where he took an A.B.J. in 1946 and an M.A. in 1950. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina in 1970. He served with the U.S. army in Europe from 1942 to 1945. Among the positions he held were teaching jobs (1952-1959) with the University of Georgia at the Continuing Education Division at Columbus, which preceded the establishment of Columbus College. At the same time he served as Curator and Director of Education and Research at the Columbus Museum of Arts and Crafts (1959-1972), Executive Director of the historic village of Westville in Lumpkin, Georgia (1972-the 1980s) and as the preservation planner for the Lower Chattahoochee Area Planning and Development Commission. He organized and was a moving force within ISAC (the Institute for the Study of American Cultures) which sought to document pre-Columbian contacts between the old and new worlds. He married Dr. Katherine Hines Mahan (1920-2001) in 1956.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
African-American Historic Resources Survey Collection
This collection comprises the work of the African-American Historic Resources Survey conducted in 1985. The collection consists of copies of inventory forms detailing structures of historic value to the African-American communities in Clay, Muscogee, Randolph, and Stewart Counties. Some folders contain original handwritten forms and notes on history and photographs.