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  • Photo of Overlooked GSU Landmark Rediscovered

    Director George Sparks’ earliest memory of what is now Georgia State University was when it was located at Pryor St. (now Peachtree Center Ave.) and...
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  • Prison and Baseball in the Southern Labor Archives?

    Jennifer Williams, a Graduate Research Assistant currently working with the Southern Labor Archives photograph collection, has found some interesting (and unexpected) things while preparing photographs...
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  • “The ABCs of LGBTQ Health Disparities” Talk this Friday

    Dr. Tonia Poteat will speak at GSU on “The ABCs of LGBTQ Health Disparities,” on Friday, March 29, 10 am – 12 pm, in Conference...
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  • Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday!

    This Sunday, March 10th, at 2:00am, Daylight Saving Time begins – and you will probably hear the phrase “Fall back, Spring forward” often in the...
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  • Domestic Workers records available online

    The records of the National Domestic Workers Union (NDWU) have been digitized by Gale/Cengage Learning and made available through their Archives Unbound database. Gale, “a...
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    • African American Studies
    • Digital Collections
    • Economics
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  • Extinguished Luminaries of GSU: Robert R. Johnson

    In the pantheon of distinguished GSU luminaries, the names of George Sparks (first president and recipient of the “Shining Light” award) and Wayne Kell (founder...
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  • Little-Known and Unappreciated Facts about GSU History

    It is well known that Georgia State University traces its origins to the Georgia School of Technology’s Evening School of Commerce.  Nighttime classes appealed to...
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  • The Changing Face of GSU: The Road To Diversity

    To mark Georgia State University’s centennial, the university library will host a series of exhibits throughout 2013. To kick off a year of celebration, you...
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  • George S. McGovern Is Remembered

    George S. McGovern, politician, humanitarian, and historian died Sunday, October 21st, at age 90. Originally McGovern studied to be a minister but instead the World...
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  • Visualize Atlanta’s Past with Historical Atlanta Maps from GSU’s New “Planning Atlanta” Digital Collection

    The Atlanta metropolitan region has witnessed dramatic change over the past 60 years.  The construction of highways, numerous urban renewal projects, and expansive suburban growth...
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    • African American Studies
    • Anthropology
    • Art & Design
    • Computer Information Systems
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