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Box 1

 Container

Contains 7 Collections and/or Records:

Scrapbook, 1906-1907

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Description From the Collection:

The Georgia Tech Baseball Team Scrapbook is mainly comprised of Atlanta Journal newspaper clippings of game results for the 1906 and 1907 seasons. Most of the articles do not provide the dates of games. At the end of the scrapbook are 32 cartoons drawn by an artist named Brewerton. He most likely worked for the Journal and drew sports cartoons. This set focuses on the types of baseball fans.

Dates: 1906-1907

Library Book Shower Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF002
Abstract

The Library Book Shower was held on November 22, 1907 to raise funds and solicit book donations for the new Carnegie Library. The records include publicity, calling cards, invitation, and correspondence from invited guests.

Dates: 1907-1908

Third United States Army Publication

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF003
Abstract

Formed in 1918, the Third United States Army was commanded by General George Patton during World War II. This report details the Third Army's crossing of the Rhine River in Germany.

Dates: undated

Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF005
Abstract

The Atlanta Chapter Report, American Red Cross is a single issue of the Atlanta Chapter's newsletter, dated March 1947. It contains an article concerning a flu epidemic on the Georgia Tech campus.

Dates: 1947

J. Walter Estes Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF006
Abstract

J. Walter Estes was a graduate of Georgia Tech in 1904. This collection consists of correspondence and a travel itinerary for a group of Georgians on an industrial tour of northern cities.

Dates: 1920

Scottish Rite Football Classic Award

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF007
Abstract

The Scottish Rite Football Classic Award was an annual tradition benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The collection consists of two certificates from the football classic.

Dates: undated

Class of 1926 Freshman Banquet Program

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MF004
Description

The Class of 1926 Freshman Banquet Program documents a banquet held on May 19, 1923 at the City Club, providing a class roll, officers, and statistics (i.e., participants in sports), as well as details on the evening's events. The program appears to be inscribed "Ruth Steed"; however, Robert Jackson Hood's name is marked where it appears in the program.

Dates: 1923