Georgia Historical Society

United States Georgia  Chatham  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:ghslib@georgiahistory.com ghslib@georgiahistory.com]

Address: Physical address: 501 Whitaker Street Mailing address: 104 W. Gaston Street Savannah, GA 31401 Telephone:  Tel 912.651.2125   Toll Free: 877.424.4789 Research Center: 912.651.2128 Fax:  Fax 912.651.2831 Research Center Hours:  Wed., Thu., Fri. 12 - 5, and 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month 10 - 5.

Map, and public transportation:


 * Map: Google map: Georgia Historical Society
 * Public transportation:  The Chatham Area Transit bus route #4 Barnard stops at Barnard and Gaston streets two blocks west of the Georgia Historical Society.

Internet sites and databases:


 * About the Research Center collection, building history, contact information.
 * GHS online catalog to non-circulating books, pamphlets, serials, and archival materials.
 * GHS digital image catalog selected images from the archives.
 * Finding Aids for Archival Collections 2,000 finding aids include detailed inventories of personal papers, family papers, organizational records, and business records.

Collection Description
They have almost as many genealogical sources as the Georgia Archives. Their collection has 4 million manuscripts, 100,000 photographs, 30,000 architectural drawings, 15,000 books, maps, portraits, and artifacts. This includes family papers, military records from every Georgia war, papers of Georgia’s leaders, colonial account books, diaries, plantation records, papers of social and cultural organizations, and business records from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The periodical collection includes the 18th and 19th centuries. The collection of photographs holds portraits of many Georgia leaders.

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