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Georgia History: Getting Started

Georgia History

George Jones. His majestys colony of Georgia in America, 1734. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia.

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Useful Websites

Reference Materials

A History of Georgia by Kenneth Coleman
Call Number: Ref. F286 .H58 1991
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
A non-circulating copy is also available at Special Collections
Copy available at Law Library for 1-week checkout

The Library of Congress call number range for Georgia is F281-F295.

Browse that area of the Reference Collection (Library North 2) and the general collection (Library North 5) to find a wealth of resources about Georgia!

Civil War Sources at the Georgia Department of Archives and History by Charlotte Ray, compiler
Call Number: Ref. CD3184 .G56 1990
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)

Secondary Source? Primary Source? Both?

Makers of America. A complete and elaborate history of the state from the War period to the present time, chiefly told in biographies and auto-biographies of the men prominent in the progress and development of Georgia
Publication Date: -1912 (v.4)
Ref. F285 .M3 v.2-v.4
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
Men of mark in Georgia : a complete and elaborate history of the state from its settlement to the present time, chiefly told in biographies and autobiographies of the most eminent men of each period of Georgia's progress and development by William J. Northen, ed.
Publication Date: 1906-1912
Call Number: Ref. F285 .N87
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
**Also available for checkout at F285 .N87
Library North 5
History of Georgia by Clark Howell
Publication Date: 1926
Call Number: Ref. F286 .H75 v.1-v.6
Library North 2, Reference collection (Non-Circulating)
**Also available for checkout at F286 .H75
Library North 5
Georgia Historic Books
GALILEO/Digital Library of Georgia database containing full-text, fully searchable books related to Georgia's history and culture. Most are from the 19th to early 20th century and focus on Georgia history, biography, and literature.

History Librarian

Contact:

Library South
Suite 542

404-413-2854

Subjects:Geosciences, History, Political Science, Urban Studies

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