Scope and Contents This series consists of bound volumes of area economic evaluations prepared by the Industrial Economic Research Staff of the State Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia School of Technology for the Chamber of Commerce of the area studied as well as for the Agricultural and Industrial Development Board of Georgia. Each report generally contains a preface followed by an evaluation of the (1) area studied, (2) history of the area, (3) weather, (4) population, (5) housing, (6) income, (7)...

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Agriculture Industrial Newsletter, Tourist Bulletin, board Meeting Minutes, 1948

Scope and Contents The documents in this series relate to the administration of the Latin American and Canadian Unit of the Division in its work developing economic contacts between Georgia and businesses in the nations of those areas. Those documents consist primarily of project folders for each business contact containing (1) correspondence, (2) business feasibility studies and (3) related papers. Also included are correspondence files, reports and similar papers relating to the general administration of the...

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This series contains documents relating to companies in the United States with internationally based operations and United States companies and development agencies based in states other than Georgia with interests in international activities involving Georgia. Included are inquiries and replies related to international trade affairs, contact reports and newspaper and magazine articles dealing with foreign trade matters.

Scope and Contents The report is published and is very similar to the report (1945) concerning the Port of Savannah. Both reports were conducted by the same consulting engineering firm. The report is presented in a prose form and has many statistical tables. The report deals widely and deeply with the various business possibilities connected with the port affecting the area. The major sections of the report are the following: (1) Location and communications (2) Commerce through the port (3) Freight rates...

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This series consists of plans of the state port terminal in Savannah harbor showing the location of the proposed project. Frederick W. Crowe, consulting engineer, authored the plans.

Scope and Contents This published report is much longer and more detailed in amount of information presented, than many similar reports. The report is presented in a prose style and has many tables showing comparisons of different factors affecting the port. For example, employment and volume of business for port for years, survey of wharf facilities at port, and cargo tonnage by major commodities and by coastal districts are some tables included. The major sections of the report are the following: (1)...

Scope and Contents This portion of what was surely a much more extensive series of publications, contains the newsletter of the former Department of Commerce, now the Department of Industry and Trade. Published monthly, a typical issue might contain (1) lists of new Georgia industries, (2) calendars of events of interest to both businessmen and tourists, (3) announcements of department personnel changes, (4) news of department surveys and programs, (5) state agricultural and industrial reports and (6) lists of...

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In the Department's extensive promotion of Georgia as a prospective site for the filming of motion pictures, this Directory was published. In it can be found all information useful or helpful to the motion picture crews, including lists of companies selling equipment and supplies, communications media, accommodations available, weather information and related local industries. Each edition contains a table of contents.

Scope and Contents This series consists of several hundred color slides taken during a 1962 European Trade Mission under the supervision of Mr, Jack J. Minter, Director of the Department of Commerce. Governor Ernest Vandiver was the ranking state official on the trip, it being accepted practice to have the Governor lead such important international trade missions. Unfortunately, these slides do not document the mission because most are completely unidentified as to location or, in the case of group...

Scope and Contents This publication, originally a monthly, switched in 1967 to a quarterly schedule. It was designed by the Department of Industry and Trade to inform the general public as to the many offerings of Georgia in the fields of tourism, industrial opportunities and expansion and foreign investment. Many articles feature the progress achieved by specific Georgia communities. The February issues very often contain the Department's annual reports for the immediately preceding year. Each issue is...

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The major purpose of these publications is to publicize the industrial growth in Georgia. They are composed of short articles relating to many aspects of industrial development in Georgia. They especially feature the movement of new industries into the towns and counties of Georgia. Some issues are bound.

Scope and Contents In addition to other responsibilities, the Public Relations Unit of the Dept. of Industry and Trade was responsible for promoting the motion picture and television industry in Georgia. Included are correspondence, memoranda, directives, special studies, reports, proposals and plans (implemented and non-implemented) between unit officials and officials of other agencies, private organizations, businesses, and production companies relating to Georgia as a site location for filming; news...

Scope and Contents This series contains one or two page news releases similar to those distributed by several different departments of state government to the communications media. Among subjects dealt with in this series are announcements of special expositions sponsored or co-sponsored by the department, dedications of new airports, local business news, the announcement of special days such as Georgia Aviation Day, locations of new industries in Georgia and industrial development conventions. Obviously, the...

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The department published these newsletters in the 1950’s. They were composed of short articles on varied subjects all related to businesses that had recently moved into Georgia and other similar articles.

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This series contains copies of speeches delivered before various business and civic organizations all over Georgia by the Executive Director of the department promoting tourism and industrial development and describing the functions and organization of the Department of Industry and Trade.

Scope and Contents These publications address themselves to virtually the entire gamut of interests of the Department of Industry and Trade. One of the prime motivations of the department is to promote industrial expansion in the state by advertising what Georgia has to offer prospective industrial customers. Some of the extensive studies in the fields of economics and recreation were actually conducted for the department by various University System institutions. Please see Series 10 in Sub-Group 4 for...

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This series contains the insertion orders and the proofs of all advertisements relating to all aspects of the public relations projects of the Department. Fields covered include industrial opportunities, and promotion of tourism, communications media, the film industry and international business. The proof sheets depict the ads themselves and the insertion orders contain information concerning cost, when and in what publications the ads were placed.

Scope and Contents This series contains documents relating to all aspects of the operations of the Public Relations Unit. Included are correspondence, memoranda, directives and supporting papers passing between unit officials and officials of other state agencies, private organizations, businesses and individuals concerning Georgia products and tourist attractions present and potential. Also included are special studies, reports, proposals and plans (both implemented and unimplemented) relating to the...

Scope and Contents These are published series of Public Works Studies (Nos. 1-14), each covering three or more contiguous counties and their principal cities and towns. These surveys were prepared by the Public Works Panel of the Georgia Agricultural and Industrial Development Board (the forerunner of the Department of Industry and Trade) in collaboration with the counties and cities involved. For each county or city there is a financial statement that summarizes receipts and expenditures of the government...

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This series contains correspondence between the Division Director and officials of other state and federal agencies, private organizations, businesses and individuals concerning Georgia products and industrial development. Thus this series documents all areas of the Division Director's responsibility. Also included are feasibility studies, reports, proposals, documentation of programs and all related correspondence.

Scope and Contents The Community Data Unit collects and retains information used in the compilation of community profiles containing socioeconomic data for approximately 240 communities in the State, This series consists of the printed copies of each profile for each city for each year a profile was compiled, the incidence of compilation varies from city to city and a date code appears on the back of each form. The code consists of three numbers, the first two indicating the month, and the last the year of...

Scope and Contents The title of this annual publication is virtually self-explanatory. It lists over fifty-six hundred Georgia Manufacturers: (1) alphabetically by firm name, (2) alphabetically by county and then by city, (3) alphabetically by parent company name, and (4) alphabetically by classification of industry. There are several helpful appendices including: (1) a product index, (2) six maps of Georgia showing transportation networks, etc., (3) lists of area development agencies, (4) lists of colleges...

Scope and Contents This series has two parts. One part consists of newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, and typed reports about Georgia institutions, parks, physical features, and other points of interest. The other part is a subject index to the file of clippings, reports, etc. The index was compiled on cards, and these cards have been stapled to sheets of paper. This series consists of material organized by Nelson Shipp, former manager of the Research Division. Much of the material is undated, but...

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The Research Division's chief responsibility is to collect and compile facts and figures which might be useful in campaigns to expand Georgia's industrial capacity. Consequently, these publications are aimed at the potential Georgia industrialist and provide data which might persuade him to relocate his plant in Georgia. Included are transportation and tax information which may be updated in the future but probably not on a regular basis.

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The title of this publication to be updated every year is virtually self-explanatory. The survey divides the State into areas and indicates the range of wages for each occupation. Maps indicate the location of each geographical division and an appendix indicates methodology and defines terms. There is a table of contents.

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These published reports state the purposes and goals of each division and report on the activities and accomplishments of each. The departmental divisions have been changed several times due to reorganization. By the early 1970's, and in some instances the late 1960's, the divisions included: (1) Public Relations Unit; (2) Tourist; (3) International; (4) Research; (5) Port of Savannah; and (6) Port of Brunswick.

Scope and Contents This series contains the monthly minutes of the Board of Industry and Trade in summary form as well as the agendas, committee reports and exhibits which the Board membership desired be included in the text of the minutes. Besides these documents, the series includes copies of form letters sent to the Board members by the Executive Director announcing meetings and recommending items for their consideration, copies of letters sent from one Board member to another, copies of letters sent by the...

Scope and Contents This brochure published by the Tourist Division was designed to serve as a guide to the "great array of festivals, fairs, exhibitions and sporting and cultural events" in Georgia for a twelve or six month period. Although the physical format changed from that of a pocket sized map to that of a booklet of considerable dimensions and then back again, the contents remained the same. Included were calendars arranged by month with the events indicated by date and town. One exception to this was...

Scope and Contents These subject files contain the correspondence between the division director and other state and federal officials, private organizations, businesses and individuals concerning all phases of planning and promotion of vacation and recreational travel in Georgia. Also included are feasibility studies conducted on promotional projects, reports, proposals, documentation of programs and completed and proposed legislation concerning tourist industry promotion. One interesting phase of the...

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This publication promoting Georgia tourism contains human interest articles on specific Georgia tourist attractions, reports on visiting dignitaries, recommended tours, articles on state civic leaders and, usually, one article per issue on local industry or specific Georgia businessmen. The average issue although containing only about ten unnumbered pages, is illustrated with black and white and color photographs.

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This series consists of films produced for the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, from the early 1950's to the mid-1960's. Georgia resort areas, recreation and historic sites comprise the main focus of the films.

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These publications, as their titles indicate, are guides to be used to help prospective tourists in Georgia enjoy the many recreational offerings the State possesses. Some address themselves to specific leisure time activities and others seek to summarize all types of tourist activities. Several are highly illustrated.