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Johnny Mercer to be inducted into Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Songwriter and Georgia native Johnny Mercer was recently selected to be inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame. Each year four writers whose work...Topics- For Faculty
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Library Workers Collections in the Southern Labor Archives
Today, libraries across the country will be celebrating National Library Workers Day, which always lands on the Tuesday of National Library Week. In conjunction with...Topics- For Faculty
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A. R. Marshall Arbitration Records open for research
The A. R. Marshall Arbitration Records, part of the Southern Labor Archives, are now open for research in Special Collections and Archives. Dr. Alpheus Royall Marshall...Topics- For Faculty
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Researching Georgia Activist Vicki McLennan
Late last week longtime Georgia activist Vicki McLennan passed away. McLennan spent years fighting for improved healthcare and the rights of abuse victims in Georgia....Topics- Books
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Public Transit, Ownership, and Labor in the United States, 1935-1975 – March 3rd, 2010
Are you a MARTA rider? Are you concerned about its lack of financial support, its reliability of service and the history of the laborers who...Topics- For Faculty
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The “Black Socrates” of the Harlem Renaissance – March 2, 2010
“Politically, the Negro is the touchstone of the modern democratic idea,” said activist Hubert Harrison, the subject of an upcoming campus lecture by biographer Jeffrey...Topics- African American Studies
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Credit Cards Now Accepted by Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives of Georgia State University Library is now accepting on-line Visa, Master Card, Discover, or American Express credit card payments for copies of...Topics- General
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African-American Labor History: The National Domestic Workers Union records
The National Domestic Workers Union (NDWU) was founded in Atlanta in 1968 by Dorothy Bolden, who wanted to set standards for salaries and benefits...Topics- African American Studies
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African-American Labor History: the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen records
The Association of Colored Railway Trainmen records (ACTA), 1918-1936, are held by Georgia State University’s Southern Labor Archives and consist of records of the ACTA...Topics- African American Studies
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African-American Labor History: Oral History Collections in the Southern Labor Archives
In addition to manuscripts, photographs, and labor union records, the Southern Labor Archives collects oral histories, which preserve first-person accounts of the successes and struggles of...Topics- African American Studies
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