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Special Collections and Archives

Materials in archives and special collections are available for use by appointment only. Contact Marianne Bradley, Library Administrative Coordinator, for more information (404-471-6339).

For a brief history of the college, click on the photo.

Manuscript Collections

The manuscript collections include letters, diaries and other papers of individuals. Detailed information about the manuscript collections can be found by searching by author in the library catalog (SOPHIA). The manuscript collections consist of these collections:

Bill Arp, 1826-1903
Frank Henry Gaines, 1852-1923
Catherine Marshall, 1914- Condensed Finding Aid
Peter Marshall, 1902-1949 Condensed Finding Aid
James Ross McCain, 1881-1965
Agnes Scott College Board of Trustees
Agnes Scott College Citizenship Club
Agnes Scott College International Relations Club
Agnes Scott College Mnemosynean Literary Society
Agnes Scott College Propylean Literary Society

Special Collections

The Special Collections of the McCain library include the Robert Frost Collection, Wilburn Collection, Posey Collection and Agnes Scott faculty and alumnae publications.

Robert Frost Collection

The Robert Frost Collection is a collection of books by and about Frost, periodicals in which poems were published, photos of Frost on the Agnes Scott campus and clippings related to his life and works. For detailed information about the collection, see the book: Robert Frost at Agnes Scott College.

Wilburn Collection

The Wilburn Collection consists of a collection of architectural plan books published between 1914 and the mid-1950s by Agnes Scott alumna Leila Ross Wilburn, one of Georgia's first women architects. Scans of these books may be found online courtesy of the MAK Historic District, a neighborhood adjacent to Agnes Scott which includes a number of Wilburn homes.

Posey Collection

The Posey Collection consists of a collection of books relating to the history of religion on the American frontier. Dr. Walter Brownlow Posey, Professor of History at Agnes Scott College from 1943-1970, donated the collection to the college.

Faculty publications

The Agnes Scott faculty collection consists of works by current and previous Agnes Scott College faculty.

Alumnae publications

The Agnes Scott alumnae collection consists of works by Agnes Scott College alumnae. Browse alumnae publications in the catalog.

College Archives

Agnes Scott College archives include materials relating to the history and administration of the college, its faculty, staff and alumnae. The collection includes Scott family materials, faculty materials, artifacts, alumnae materials and publications, student publications, photographs, minutes, administrative reports and other materials.