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Collection
Identifier: MC 75
Scope and Contents
In 1862 four members of the Sisters of Mercy order left St. Augustine for Columbus, in the midst of the Civil War. They established the St. Joseph's Convent in 1867 and immediately opened a school, which became St. Joseph's Academy. It closed in 1952. They later were associated with Pacelli High School in 1958 and St. Anne's Elementary School, founded in 1961.The collection contains photocopies of secondary material about the Sisters of Mercy in general, a history of the order in...
Dates:
1862-1962
Collection
Identifier: MC 162
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a yearbook dated 1931, but apparently containing property tax information covering from 1928 to 1932, as well as a typed statement titled Taxes due the City of Columbus [Ga.], as of June 1, 1933
Dates:
1928 - 1933
Collection
Identifier: MC 312
Scope and Contents
Among the missions of the Sons of the American Revolution were to keep alive the history and memory of Revolutionary War participants, to support American ideals, to educate the young with such things as annual essay and poster contests, to mark and restore the graves of Revolutionary soldiers, to observe such events as Veterans Day, Flay Day, Constitution Week, the anniversaries of Revolutionary battles (such as Kettle Creek) and local naturalization ceremonies to welcome new citizens. The...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1972 - 2018
Collection
Identifier: MC 135
Collection
Identifier: MC 265
Scope and Contents
The Southern Black Oral History Project consists of two boxes of 24 folders of interviews and tapes collected by students in an African American Literature class under the direction of Dr. Noreen Lape.
2007 2 boxes (.6 l.f.)
Dates:
2007
Collection
Identifier: MC 136
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 17 rare maps of Georgia dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Dates:
1747 - 1898
Collection
Identifier: MC 410
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 62 scrapbooks of the St. Francis Auxiliary from the years 1958 to 2016, covering the Mardi Gras balls, the workings of the Auxiliary and the Pink Ladies. Other assorted items are stored in Box 1. Boxes 2-6 house assorted items of Mardi Gras regalia-crowns, robe, masks, flags.
Dates:
1958 - 2014
Collection
Identifier: MC 7
Scope and Contents
This collection includes his published autobiography, A Georgia Lawyer, His Observations and Public Service, now held in the Archives reference collection; a manuscript (circa 1948), diplomas of family members (4 items, 1853-1911); the Supreme Court of Georgia Memorial to Justice Stirling Price Gilbert (February 13, 1952); and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings (1884-1946), many of which deal with his actions on the bench. His autobiography deals with his father, a country doctor in...
Dates:
1884 - 1952; 1853
Collection
Identifier: Mc 229
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photo albums of events leading up to the games, the games themselves and articles about the USA Team leading up to the 1996 Olympic Games in Columbus, Georgia.
Dates:
1995
Collection
Identifier: MC 257
Scope and Contents
This is the family bible of the George Parker Swift, Jr. branch of the family. It includes Family History pages, between the Old and New Testaments, containing information on the marriages, births and deaths of numerous Swift family members.
1874 1 box (.3 l.f.)
Dates:
1874
