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Clear All State Georgia Rights In Copyright Topics Folklife

Description:: Southline Press, Inc. was an Atlanta weekly published from 1985-1988. The collection includes images of political and civic leaders, entertainers, businesses, Atlanta landmarks, and demonstrations related to civil rights and abortion rights.
Date of Original:: 1985/1988
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

Description:: Georgia-related oral histories from the Southern Oral History Program.
Date of Original:: 1972/2006
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library

Description:: Professor John Burrison founded the Atlanta Folklore Archive recordings in 1967 at Georgia State University. He trained undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in his folklore curriculum to conduct oral history interviews. Students interviewed men, women, and children of various demographics in Georgia and across the southeast on crafts, storytelling, music, and traditions.
Date of Original:: 1966/1970
Contributing Institution:: Atlanta History Center

Description:: Civil rights-related materials belonging to Georgia Highlands College
Date of Original:: 1960/1969
Contributing Institution:: Georgia Highlands College

Description:: The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
Date of Original:: 1960
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: One typewritten letter dated November 11, 1949, "Dear Mr. Guilford," from Lillian Smith regarding Guilford's review of Killers of the Dream.
Date of Original:: 1949-11-11
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Correspondence between Lillian Smith and her publisher, W.W. Norton & Company, particularly with George P. Brockway and Storer B. Lunt, who discuss the distribution of her works, publicity to sell her books, and reviews of her works. Also includes letters from others relating to the distribution of or reaction to her works.
Date of Original:: 1949/1966
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Correspondence of a personal nature, regarding health and family matters, but some discuss Smith's activities while on lecture tours. Includes an editorial from 1951 calling Smith's book "Strange Tripe."
Date of Original:: 1943/1955
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Papers of Georgia author, lecturer, human rights advocate Lillian Smith (1897-1966) from circa 1920-1980, one of the first prominent white Southerners to stand against segregation.
Date of Original:: 1920/1980
Contributing Institution:: Hargrett Library

Description:: Funeral programs documenting the funeral services of residents, primarily African American, who were connected to the Savannah, Georgia community.
Date of Original:: 1850/2024
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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