Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of items relating to the Columbus area. These items include a variety of items relating to the Blackmar-Drake family; Columbus High School yearbooks (the Cohiscan); ledgers, daybooks and letterheads from several Columbus businesses; bound city annual reports including those from fire chiefs, school superintendents, police chiefs and voter registrations 1872-1899, photo albums, postcards and records of various social and civic groups. The photographs and postcards have been removed from this collection and are housed with the Historic Photograph Collection. The bound City of Columbus annual reports are located in the reference collection in the Archives Research Room.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1953
Biographical / Historical
Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. was born in Columbus, Georgia. He graduated from Emory University with a degree in history and began working for the Georgia Office of Historic Preservation as an historian. He also has written a weekly column on genealogy for the Atlanta Constitution for many years. He has been an avid collector of postcards and Columbus-related materials.
Full Extent
2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This collection was donated to the Columbus State University by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. In 1979. Over a period of years from 1979 through 2026, he has added to this donation. The collection was reprocessed in 2026.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tom Converse
- Date
- June 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
4225 University Ave
Columbus Georgia 31907 United States