Laura Hammond Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS159
Laura Hammond was an early librarian at Georgia Tech. These papers consist of a variety of her correspondence during her tenure, as well as addresses and speeches she gave at professional meetings.
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The Laura Hammond papers consist of correspondence, primarily documenting Hammond's activities during her tenure as the librarian for Georgia Tech.
Born in 1869, Laura Hammond was the daughter of former Georgia Congressman Nathaniel J. Hammond. She graduated from the Pratt Institute in New York, and served for a time at the Congressional Library in Washington, D. C. She began work as Georgia Tech's Librarian in 1905, with her sister, Julia Hammond, serving as her assistant. Under her direction, Georgia Tech's library grew from 3000 volumes to 16,000 volumes. She retired from library work in 1925. She died in October of 1958 at the age of 89.
All folders are arranged alphabetically. Documents therein are arranged chronologically.
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
Accessions #1984.0601 (old number: 84-06-01) and #2001.132.
(one document case)
Stacy Aegerter processed these papers in 2002.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository