Annual Conference (Papers #1-10), 1973 October 12-13

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

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Scope and Contents

From the File:

The collection consists of records of the organization, including proceedings and papers, as well as various publications, maps, periodicals, and artifacts relating to the organization and its activities. Most of the publications are circulating and are held with the library's main collection.

Dates

Other: 1973 October 12-13

Extent

From the File: 17 Linear Feet (17 boxes and 2 map case drawers)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Additional Description

Processing Information

The first conference was held in Westville Village in Lumpkin, Georgia, and co-sponsored with the Rural Development Center of the University System of Georgia, and was devoted to the study of the “cultural origins and heritage of the peoples of Georgia.” This first gathering was called the Westville Symposium of 1973. . Paper #1 – A Call for a New Approach, opening remarks made by Dr. Joe Mahan. Paper #2 – Evidence from Georgia Petroglyphs by Bowling C. Yates. Paper #3 –Discovery and Provenance of the Hearn Tablet by Y. Lynn Holmes. Paper #4 – Analysis of Cuneiform Inscription on Hearn Tablet. “This paper was scheduled for delivery by Dr. Ernest R. Lacheman, Sumerologist of Brandeis University. Dr. Lacheman was not present. Dr. Mahan’s comments on the paper are present, but Dr. Lacheman’s paper is not. Paper #5 – Discovery of the Metcalf Stone by Manfred D. Metcalf. Paper #6 – Not present. Paper #7 – Further Observations on the Bahama Ruins by Talbot Shaw Lindstrom Paper #8 – Continuing Discovery of Ancient Coins by Douglas C. Braithwaite Paper #9 – Historical Data on Pre-English Mining (2 copies) by C. Stephen Gurr Paper #10 – Metal Artifacts from Unlikely Contexts by Douglas T. Nelson