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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.

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…

The Bolling Jones Building manager sent this list of tenants in the building to George M. Sparks. Tenants include: American Telephone Company Mrs. Grady F. York Franklin Tire Company Railway Express Agency Ditto, Inc. Southern Rotoprint…

Although the content of this letter regards the construction of the Classroom and Administration Building (later named Sparks Hall), the address shows that the University System Building Authority had offices on the fourth floor of the Ivy Street…

At the request of Director George Sparks, Stamm and other visiting administrators surveyed the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia and wrote reports about its physical plant, administration, instructors, curriculum, and other areas.

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.

In this letter, George A. Levy responds to Dr. Sparks about Mr. Levy's company "Anderson, Clayton & Co." vacating the Ivy Street Building by Februrary 1st, 1946. Dr. Sparks inquired about a potential fire hazard caused by their use of cotton, but Mr.…

George A. Levy responds to Sparks's letter lamenting practices in processing cotton on the sixth floor of the Bolling Jones Building. Levy highlights Sparks's overly grandiose threats of retribution, clarifies that Anderson, Clayton & Company are…

This set of two letters document the bids, engineering, and acceptance of a bid to install an elevator in a vacant shaft in the Ivy Street building.The third letter also demonstrates that the University System of Georgia Office of Consulting Engineer…

This brief history of the Atlanta Division was prepared by George M. Sparks. It includes information about growth, operations, and facilities, with figures about student population, budget, and incomes.

Dr. Sparks writes to Captain F. A. Sams to solicit a letter to help encourage the Board of Regents to approve the purchase of new facilities. He includes excerpts from editorials discussing the urgent need for more space for the increasing student…

Dr. Sparks writes to C. J. Smith, banker and member of the Board of Regents, to persuade him to approve of the proposed purchase of the Ivy Street Garage. He discusses the value of the building, comparisons to their current facilities, and the…

Dr. Sparks writes William Freeman to thank him for his committee report to the Governor about the purchase of Ivy Street garage. He also provides additional information and a letter of support from Captain F. A. Sams in hopes they can further…

Dr. Sparks writes the chairman of the Board of Regents Marion Smith an update on the financials involved in the proposed purchase of the Bolling Jones and Ivy Street Garage building.

Dr. Sparks writes a thank you letter to Judge A. L. Etheridge for his support towards the purchase of the Ivy Street Garage and provides an update on it's progress.

Dr. Sparks writes C. J. Smith , banker and member of the Board of Regents, in thanks for his support on the purchase of the Ivy Street garage and Bolling Jones building and to assure him that the new building will be sustainable and not require…

Governor Arnall and George M. Sparks write to Mutual Life Insurance to thank them for being lenient with a repayment of a loan while the university gets up to speed.

Dr. Sparks writes the chairman of the Board of Regents Marion Smith to detail his attempts to sell his current facilities to the Baptist Tabernacle church. At the time the church is offering less than the university wants, but is still the most…

This letter from George M. Sparks to Dr. S. V. Sanford, Chancellor of the Board of Regents, discusses a supplementary budget request for the coming year. Dr. Sparks hopes that architects converting the Ivy Street Garage into classrooms will be able…

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…