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Savannah State College News Bulletin, October 1950
College catalogs contain information regarding curricula, fees, university policies, and procedures. Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the catalogs are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Dr. William Kenneth Payne
Dr. W.K. Payne became the acting president of the college on September 1, 1949. The Regents of the University System of Georgia changed the name of the college from Georgia State College to Savannah State College on January 18, 1950. Dr. Payne became the fifth president of the college in March 1950; he served in this capacity until his death on July 26, 1963. At the beginning of Dr. Payne's administration, Savannah State College was granted membership in the American Council of Education. During the course of his administration the curriculum was expanded and improved and the institution was admitted to membership in the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition the academic program of the College was organized under seven divisions-- Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technical Sciences, and Home Study
Georgia State College: Catalogue Issue. Bulletin 1948-1949 with announcements for 1949-50 Session
College catalogs contain information regarding curricula, fees, university policies, and procedures.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Georgia State College: Catalogue Issue. Bulletin 1948-1949 with announcements for 1949-50
College catalogs contain information regarding curricula, fees, university policies, and procedures. Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the catalogs are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Tiger 1949
Yearbooks were annual publications published by Savannah State students that documented the academic, social, and athletic experiences of campus life. It was known as the Hubertonian from 1939-1947, Georgia State College Tiger in 1949, and Tiger from 1952-1994 and in 1998.
Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the yearbooks are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special CollectionsLYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundatio
National Freedom Day Luncheon Committee Minutes
National Freedom Day Committee Meeting Report, November 19, 1949 RichardR. Wright Freedom Day, 1941-2015
This collection consists of materials in the form of photographs, programs, documents and manuscripts related to the establishment and continued development of National Freedom Day and celebrations founded by Richard R. Wright, Sr. (1941-2015).
Richard R. Wright, Sr. served as the first president of Georgia State Industrial College. During his thirty year tenure, enrollment increased from 8 to 585 students and the expanded curriculum included a normal division, courses in agriculture and mechanical arts, and four years of high school. The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in 1898. He was an American military officer, educator, politician, civil rights advocate, and banking entrepreneur, who served as president from 1891 to 1921. He was the first African American to serve as an Army paymaster and was the highest ranking African-American officer during the Spanish-American War. Wright resigned as President in June 1921 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he opened the only African-American owned bank in the North, Citizens & Southern Bank & Trust Co
Tiger 1949
Yearbooks were annual publications published by Savannah State students that documented the academic, social, and athletic experiences of campus life. It was known as the Hubertonian from 1939-1947, Georgia State College Tiger in 1949, and Tiger from 1952-1994 and in 1998. Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the yearbooks are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collection
The Tiger's Roar, Vol. 2, No. 4
The Tiger or Tiger’s Roar is the student newspaper of Georgia State College, later Savannah State College and after 1996, Savannah State University. The individual issues have volumes and numbers which are variously misnumbered by the publisher. Print copies of the issues are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Georgia State College News Bulletin, December 1949
College catalogs contain information regarding curricula, fees, university policies, and procedures. Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the catalogs are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
The Tiger's Roar, Vol. 2, No. 3
The Tiger or Tiger’s Roar is the student newspaper of Georgia State College, later Savannah State College and after 1996, Savannah State University. The individual issues have volumes and numbers which are variously misnumbered by the publisher. Print copies of the issues are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation