Athens County Bicentennial Commission records
Scope and Content
The Athens County Bicentennial Commission records span from 1974 to 1977 and document the activities of this committee. The records include correspondence, member lists, working material for the Bicentennial Gallery, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, treasurer's reports, printed programs, flyers, the key to the time capsule created by the Commission, audio visual magnetic tape reels, and an oversized scrapbook.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1977
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
History of Athens County Bicentennial Commission
The Athens County Bicentennial Commission was created to organize celebrations for the bicentennial of the American Revolution.
Extent
1.5 cubic feet (1 document box, 1 record center carton, 1 scrapbook)
Abstract
The Athens County Bicentennial Commission records span from 1974 to 1977 and document the activities of this committee.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Athens County Bicentennial Commission (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Athens County Bicentennial Commission records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Holly Deakyne in October 2010
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
