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  • Johnny Mercer Photograph Collection

    Today marks the 101st anniversary of the birth of Johnny Mercer.   Last year, as part of his centennial celebration, an Emmy-nominated documentary film was made...
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    • Film & Media
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  • What do Eisenhower and Lisa Murkowski have in common?

    They both had success as write-in candidates. Eisenhower won the 1952 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary as a write in, and in last week’s election Lisa...
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  • Kennedy, Kalin film at Southern Labor Archives

    On Thursday, October 28, author and human rights activist Stetson Kennedy visited Georgia State University Library’s Southern Labor Archives with documentary filmmaker Andrea Kalin. Kennedy...
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  • Call for Applications – 2011 Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor Studies

    One or more  awards of $250-$500 are given annually to individuals whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation,...
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    • Anthropology
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  • Gordon Pavy visit to Southern Labor Archives

    Gordon Pavy, director of Collective Bargaining for the AFL-CIO, visited the Special Collections and Archives department of Georgia State University Library on the morning of...
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  • Photo of the Week: Unidentified Resort Hotel

    Can you name this unidentified resort hotel? It was taken about 1907 by C.J. French who was a surveyor in West Virginia and Virginia for...
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  • Southern Labor Archives opens AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, Area 3, records

    The AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE), Area 3, comprised Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. COPE’s main purpose was...
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  • Popular Music Tune-Dex Cards

    The Special Collections and Archives recently cataloged a collection of approximately 9,000 Tune-Dex cards from the WSB Radio Records.  You can refer to our catalog...
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    • Music
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  • “Yo, It’s a Time Machine!”

    Investigating an unknown cultural object can be a fascinating way to teach research and critical thinking skills—and to learn about unfamiliar times and places. The...
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  • Five Questions for researcher Thomas Davies

    Thomas Davies recently arrived in Atlanta for a month long-research trip. He began his research at Georgia State University Library’s Special Collections and Archives department...
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    • African American Studies
    • Economics
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