Manuscript No. 119SOUTHWEST LAGRANGE SCHOOLBERTA WEATHERSBEE SCHOOL1916-2001
SIZE: .8 lf SHELVING UNITS: 1 document boxes 2 oversized boxes 1 newspaper box 1 oversized folder PROCESSING: BNJ, 2001 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Southwest LaGrange School was established in 1916 by Callaway Mills Company with Chilton W. Coleman as Superintendent (1916-1923) and Miss Fleming Ward as Principal (1916-1923). In 1919, the school became part of the LaGrange School System and, in 1953, the old building was replaced with a modern structure which stands on Forrest Avenue. Mrs. G.G. (Herberta) Weathersbee, affectionately known as "Miss Berta," was appointed Principal in 1929 and continued in this capacity until retiring in 1970. The school was renamed Berta Weathersbee School in her honor in 1974. In 2001, the building went through an extensive renovation. SCOPE/CONTENT Items in this collection reflect the history of both schools, most notably through newspaper and journal articles, school programs, student performances and work, school census reports, philosophy and schedules and teacher records. Other materials relate to the founding of the LaGrange Memorial Library by the LaGrange Woman's Club, pamphlets and advertisements related to Callaway Mills Company, articles written by Chilton W. Coleman relating to Southwest LaGrange School and community, some personal correspondence to and by "Miss Berta," and articles written by Cason J. Callaway. Local and Atlanta newspapers feature articles about the school and its importance to the mill community. Many of the items were apparently collected by "Miss Berta." CONTAINER LIST Folder 1 List of Southwest LaGrange and City of LaGrange Teachers, 1920-31 2 Textbook lists, Programs, and Announcements, 1918-1928 3 School philosophy and Teacher schedules, c. 1920s 4 Reports on visits in homes by teachers, 1916-17 5 Teacher's Records, 1930 6 School census: Elm City, Unity Spinning, Hillside Mills, 1916 (lists individual students) 7 Journal articles and history, Cotton Mill Schools, 1919-28 8 Articles by Chilton W. Coleman 9 Callaway Beacons: Articles about school 10 School Programs, 1933-1952 11 School Programs (undated) 12 Grade 6B Newsletters, 1950 13 School Plays (undated) 14 Vision Testing Results, 1951 15 News articles on former pupils 16 Southwest LaGrange Baptist Church, 1927 17 Speech Regarding Founding of Memorial Library by Mrs. L. D. Mitchell 18 Pamphlets on Callaway Mills, c. 1920s 19 Advertisements for Callaway Mills Products 20 Miscellaneous 21 Berta Weathersbee Correspondence, 1950-53 22 Articles about Fuller E. Callaway and Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., 1920-1953 23 LaGrange, Georgia, Our Present Condition, by Mayor S. H. Dunson, 1920 24 Articles about Cason J. Callaway, 1928-1940 Framed Certificate: Standard Elementary School, 1937-38 OVERSIZED PAPERS Folder 1 LaGrange Reporter March 12, 1922 2 The Shuttle February 23, 1923 April 6, 1923 3 The Searchlight April 5, 1924 4 Atlanta Georgian June 19, 1924 5 Sunday Constitution Magazine March 1, 1925 Atlanta Constitution April 26, 1925 6 The Shuttle September 25, 1925 7 The Shuttle February 19, 1926 February 26, 1926 8 The Shuttle (Callaway Mills Edition) May 24, 1928 9 The Shuttle May 25, 1928 July 13, 1928 LaGrange Reporter July 14, 1928 10 LaGrange Reporter November 27, 1928 11 The Shuttle December 14, 1928 LaGrange Reporter December 18, 1928 12 The Shuttle December 28, 1928 LaGrange Reporter November 21-22, 1928 LaGrange Graphic November 23, 1928 13 Giddy Gossip published by The Shuttle December 24, 1928 14 The Shuttle January 11, 1929 15 Macon Telegraph July 7, 1929 16 LaGrange News-Shuttle (Monument Dedication) October 13, 1929 17 LaGrange News (Callaway Monument Dedication) October 15, 1929 18 Atlanta Constitution (Sunday Photo Section) September 29, 1929 LaGrange News, Bi-Centennial Supplement February 13, 1933 Passing of the Big Plantation 1924 19 National Cotton Week Posters 20 Textile Bulletin November 29, 1928 21 Callaway Mills Advertisements Trueline Campwear July 10, 1929 Rockweave Mills September 7, 1929 Oakleaf Mills 22 The Shuttle December 14, 1928 LaGrange Daily News, Supplement c. 1950s LaGrange Daily News April 11, 1952 OVERSIZE PHOTOGRAPHS Southwest LaGrange School, 1929 Southwest LaGrange School, Pageant, 1925 RELATED ITEMS TRP-32 Southwest LaGrange School Photographs, classes, plays, 1910-1950 TRP-41 Callaway Educational Association Photographs TRP-90 Southwest LaGrange Photo Albums, 1920-1996 TRP-219 Portrait Photographs, 1960s-1970s TRP-259 Murphy Family Photographs, School Activities ITEMS SEPARATED PCS-010 Southwest LaGrange Postcard RB-043.23 Southwest LaGrange Yearbook, 1923 TRACINGS Callaway Mills Callaway Educational Association Education LaGrange Schools LaGrange Woman's Club
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