Athens State Archives

Athens State Archives Preserving & sharing the history and legacy of Athens State University. Founded 1822 in Athens, Alabama.

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From Left to Right:
-(Names unknown) Two of many women who remain nameless, but played a huge role in Athens State University's longevity
-Nurse Linna Denny (standing)
-Ha Soo Whang
-Sun Vong Tsung
-Mahalia Childs
-One of the 1st integrated Founder’s Day Court

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Thank you Ashley Farmer, inspiring and very needed session. #saa19 #s501

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Required reading for #saa19.

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I ended up writing that blog post about #thatdarnarticle. Now It’s time to sleep... err... nap? https://t.co/56p4PjD7EN #saa19

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This 1914 map stars @AthensAL at the "heart of the Tennessee Valley" and shows vital railway lines. Early #AthensState catalogs also touted the town as "an ideal place for a seat of learning." Still True! #AlabamaHistory #TennesseeValley Find our catalogs: https://t.co/zTh89T8Mi0

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We are sponsoring a Call for Artists! We encourage amateur artists and students of all ages to submit. The deadline will be January 4th, 2019 - please see below for details! Contact us at [email protected] for questions > https://t.co/nj8CRjSGnv
#CallforArtists #AthensAL

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Looking forward to the 52nd Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddler's Convention in @AthensAL - Visit the museums in McCandless hall or check out our Instagram or Facebook page for more photos: https://t.co/Z3eGabXnbM #FiddlersConvention #AthensState #AlabamaHistory #FolkMusic

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On Tuesday, October 9th, be sure to join us in McCandless Hall for Mission Possible: Propelling the Community to End Domestic Violence. This is a free event, but you can register to attend at https://t.co/LIjas10ijs

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Proud of our intern & AERI scholar @unformedlib8 for a great presentation at the Southern Archivists Con.! Built on an #SAA18 talk. Many thanks to everyone @AlabamaArchives for having us. #archives #SAC2018 @MemPeaceJustice #eji #saa18rf poster cred.: @professorcaz @gracenbrilz

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A full house for the wonderful presentation today on sharing archival collections at #saa18 this year in #DC by Haley Aaron of @AlabamaArchives , Rebekah Davis of @LimestoneRchive & @MartyOlliff of @WiregrassArchiv ! #nagara18 #alabamahistory #AL200 #sala #LimestoneCoAl #SAA2018

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#alabamahistory @AlabamaArchives @LimestoneRchive @WiregrassArchiv

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That's a familiar slide.. all of our thanks to the #saa18 Foundation for offering their travel awards that allowed our archivist to attend & present at the 2018 Archives & Records Conf. Research Forum, everyone was inspiring and we can't wait for the rest of the week! #saa18rf

[Jesse Johnston 💻🖋😻🐕🎓🌈🐝☮️ @jesseajohnston]

Shout outs to @professorcaz & @archivalflip for their work to identify and dismantle white supremacy in archives #saa18rf #saa18

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Historic Donnell House in #AthensAL offering special @al200 PastPort tours to mark #bicentennial >> https://t.co/n59gNSgFgZ

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Many thanks to Mr. Martin for sharing some of the Methodist Church's 1924 time capsule with us! Opened for the occasion of their 200th Anniversary which is being celebrated this October. @AthensState will also be celebrating it's 200th soon! #AL200 #AthensForever #LimestoneCoAl

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Be sure to catch The Athenian Players' performance of The Odd Couple (Female Edition) at the Alabama Center for the Arts! The show will run July 26-28 at 7:30 pm each night. To purchase tickets, click here: https://t.co/sGRDfv1rgb

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#MondayMood courtesy of the @AthensState 1928 Cheerleaders! You can see the beautiful Greek themed '28 Maid of Athens online: https://t.co/1kF3x4km9K

#squadgoals #athensstatearchives #1920s #vintagesports #strikeapose #flapper #athensal #localhistory #AL200

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McCandless Hall was completed in 1912 at @AthensState under the tenure of Pres. Mary Norman Moore. Named after Music Director Kate McCandless, it is on the National Register of Historic Places.

#tbt #HistoricPreservation #AlabamaHistory #ThisPlaceMatters #WomensHistory

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We hope everyone has a safe Memorial Day weekend.
Thank you to all who serve, have served, and those who never made it home. Pictured here are just some of @AthensState 's honored WWII veterans.

1942 Yearbook: https://t.co/qxTEcn0reQ
#AlabamaHistory #AL200 #MemorialDay

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The Alabama Barn Quilt Trail Committee, installed a new Quilt Design recently on the log barn inside the pioneer village at the LaGrange College Site Park In Colbert County, near Leighton, Alabama. Shown in the picture, displaying the Quilt: Louise and L C Lenz.

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Join us at the LaGrange College Park in Leighton for their annual Recall LaGrange Festival this Friday May 4th & going all weekend, It's FREE with activities for everyone. #al200 #alabamahistory #visitnorthal #livinghistory #athensAL #leightonAL #athensforever #civilwarhistory