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A collection of 18 identical letters from George M. Sparks to different local patrons requesting donations to assist with the construction costs of the Ivy Street Garage (Kell Hall). The people contacted are:
Mr. Faber A Bollinger
Mr. T. W. Clift…

A four page excerpt from the Board of Regents meeting minutes concerning the sale of a property located at 162 Luckie Street, N.W., Atlanta for a price of $85,000 to the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Atlanta.

A letter from George M. Sparks to Marion Smith, Chairman of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The letter is a report telling that the materials and funds needed to move forward with alterations to the Ivy Street Garage (Kell Hall)…

A letter from George M. Sparks to Marion Smith, the chairman of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. The letter is a progress report in the search for building materials to use in alterations to the Ivy Street Garage (Kell Hall). Sparks…

A letter from George M. Sparks to Bill Clemence of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Surplus Property Division. The letter seems to be a follow up to a telephone conversation between the two, and concerns the ongoing search for building…

A letter from George M. Sparks to Tucker and Howell informing them that the school with be contracting with a different construction company for the conversion of the Ivy Street Garage (Kell Hall) to a suitable school building.

A letter from Tucker and Howell to George M. Sparks reporting the progress on architectural plans their firm was creating for the conversion of the Ivy Street Garage (Kell Hall) into a school building.

A letter from L.R. Siebert to George M. Sparks informing him that the board of regents has given Sparks permission to look into buying the property adjacent to the Bolling Jones Building (Kell Hall).

A letter from G. Lloyd Preacher to George M. Sparks confirming a verbal agreement that the Ivy Street Building (Kell Hall) shall be converted into a school building and the details concerning the process of the conversion.

This report details the changes needed to make the Ivy Street building an appropriate place to house the science departments of Georgia State University. The report describes the piping and cutting necessary to equip the building both for use by…

George M. Sparks wrote this letter to the chairman of the Georgia Board of Regents. The letter explains that the U.S. military has surplus laboratory equipment leftover from the technological buildup catalyzed by the war effort. Sparks outlines plans…

This letter from Georgia State University to architect firm Tucker and Howell, was intended to express the budgeting limitations of the Ivy Street Building conversion after it became evident some parties wanted quote a construction cost of $216,000.…

This letter was written by architect McKendree Tucker of the Tucker and Howell firm. It reflects a contentious exchange between Tucker and George M. Sparks over the construction costs surrounding the Ivy Street building conversion. Tucker is…

This letter is from George M. Sparks to Secretary Siebert of the Georgia Board of Regents. The letter outlines how student tuition will be leveraged to secure additional land to protect ongoing investment in the Ivy Street Garage building. Sparks…

This correspondence is a progress report on the conversion of the Ivy Street Garage into a building for use by Georgia State University. The report details both the prices for the construction materials used and the place from which these materials…

This is a letter to Colonel Ed Green from George M. Sparks requesting assistance with securing building materials for GSU land acquisitions from surplus Army construction. Sparks had established a working relationship the U.S. military based on a…

This letter is a record of correspondence between George M. Sparks and the Board of Regents, it explains ongoing delays with real estate improvements being made to university properties on Ivy Street. Sparks is explaining the circumstances behind his…

This resolution explains the financial details behind Georgia State University trust funds which were recommended to be reinvested in real estate along Ivy Street. The regents are advised that they can purchase for the use of the University System…

This letter was written by George McIntosh Sparks, and intended to relate the budgeting projections for the purchase of land adjacent to the Ivy Street Garage. The letter was addressed to the Board of Regents and references the financial impact of…

In this letter, VP W. W. Owens asks Mr. Marion Smith, Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, if the University System requires the space in the Bolling Jones Building (later known as Kell Hall) currently occupied by the…