Original Deed of General Oglethorpe, 1749. James Edward Oglethorpe Collection, MS 16, Archives, Philip Weltner Library, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Archives are what is known as primary sources because they provide a first-hand account of an event by someone who witnessed it or experienced it. They are materials that were created by a person, but have not been interpreted by others. Archives are unique, unpublished resources that are not available anywhere else. Some examples of primary sources in our collections are as follows:
Letter from Oglethorpe University student to his father, 1859. Letter (Oglethorpe) 1859 Collection, MF 55, Archives, Philip Weltner Library, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Diary from Oglethorpe University student, 1857. Old Oglethorpe University Collection, MS 12, Archives, Philip Weltner Library, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ivan Allen's Oglethorpe Scrapbook, 1913-1914. Scrapbook, Oglethorpe University Collection, MF 59, Archives, Philip Weltner Library, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia.
A scene from an Oglethorpe University biology laboratory during the 1950s. Part of the Campus Life in the 1950s digital collection.