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| | University Archives: Oglethorpe University, Philip Weltner Library |
 | | The Archives of the Philip Weltner Library supports the purposes and goals of Oglethorpe University by identifying, collecting, preserving, arranging, describing, and providing access to documents, records, and publications of enduring value relating to the growth and development of the University from its beginnings in Midway, Georgia in 1835 to the present. |
 | | Additional collections focus on primary and secondary sources related to the life and times of General James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia and namesake of the University; to alumnus Sidney Lanier, the distinguished southern poet; and to the Crypt of Civilization, the extraordinary 20th century time capsule conceived by Thornwell Jacobs. |
 | | University Publications: The collections include University bulletins, catalogs, brochures, pamphlets, the yearbook, Yamacraw (1920-2004), student news and literary publications, including The Oglethorpe Times (1916), The Petrel, The Stormy Petrel (1919 to 2004), and The Tower (1974-2004), as well as alumni publications, including The Flying Petrel (1944-2003). |
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