Series 5: "The Fair of 1850" and "Westville, GA" records, 1891-1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, news clippings, artifacts, a guestbook, West's composition on 19th century Georgia life, scholarly papers presented at a Westville symposium, various publications, and the budget for Westville Historic Handcrafts, Inc., in the 1970's are all included. Contains letters from the Uncle Remus Memorial Association and Stewart County material.
Dates
- 1891-1976
Creator
- West, John W. (John Word), 1876-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Biographical / Historical
John Word West created the Fair of 1850 as a museum on his farm near Jonesboro, GA, beginning in the late 1920's. Here he collected buildings, farm equipment, small tools, and domestic articles that exemplified Georgian life in 1850. Parts of the collection later became the nucleus of Westville, Stewart County, Georgia, a created "town" that serves as a living museum of what life was actually like in antebellum Georgia.
Extent
From the Collection: 7 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States