Georgia Archives
state archives of Georgia, United States
The Georgia Archives is the official repository of archival records for the U.S. state of Georgia, located in Morrow. Together, the Georgia Archives and the Georgia Capitol Museum form the Georgia Division of Archives and History, part of the office of the Georgia Secretary of State. The primary purpose of the Georgia Archives is to identify which state agency records are worth preserving for hundreds of years, transfer those records to the archives, protect them, and make them available to people who need them. In addition, the archives help state agencies and local governments manage active records and store the inactive records of state government in the State Records Center.
History and facilities
The Georgia Archives was established on August 20, 1918, after a prolonged effort on the part of the Archives' first director, Lucian Lamar Knight. The Archives occupied a balcony in the State Capitol Building for twelve years until 1930, when furniture magnate Amos G. Rhodes left his home, "Rhodes Hall", to the state. Knight's successor Ruth Blair facilitated the move of the archives to the mansion on Peachtree Street. Blair was followed as director by Louise Frederick Hays, who served from January 1, 1937, until her death on October 14, 1951. After Hays, Mary Givens Bryan was director.
On October 11, 1965, the Archives dedicated its first home built specifically to house archival collections.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16994033. VIAF identifies the subject as 126368162. The Library of Congress control number is n82033064. Authority coordinates are 33.597, -84.337. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1918, 1930, 1937 and 1951.
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