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~The
University of Georgia Charter
January 27, 1785 ~ |
Just
in time for its 220th anniversary, the original charter of the
first
state university returned home, following restoration thanks to
the
generous funding efforts of Ms. Swann Seiler and the Savannah Bulldog
Club. Once more Abraham Baldwin's brilliant Enlightenment
prose can be seen on this cherished contribution to our country's
tradition of supporting education to advance democracy.
Returning to long standing tradition, the Charter was displayed on Founders' Day, January 27, the anniversary of the document's signing. To protect the ink of the parchment manuscript from further fading it is displayed to the public only once a year in the Hargrett Library, so mark next Founders' Day on your calendar now.
If you don't want to wait, click on the images below in order to view the document in greater detail. The "back" option at the top of the page will allow you to return to this page. Reading the document is quite a challenge after 220 years, so we have provided links below that will take you to a print transcription of the document, as well as a history, both reprinted courtesy of The Georgia Review.
Returning to long standing tradition, the Charter was displayed on Founders' Day, January 27, the anniversary of the document's signing. To protect the ink of the parchment manuscript from further fading it is displayed to the public only once a year in the Hargrett Library, so mark next Founders' Day on your calendar now.
If you don't want to wait, click on the images below in order to view the document in greater detail. The "back" option at the top of the page will allow you to return to this page. Reading the document is quite a challenge after 220 years, so we have provided links below that will take you to a print transcription of the document, as well as a history, both reprinted courtesy of The Georgia Review.
The Charter pages have been produced by Carol Bishop & Steven Brown of University Archives, with the editorial assistance of Brenda Keen of The Georgia Review. Special thanks goes to Katie Gentilello of the Digital Library of Georgia for producing the images of the Charter and Bob Kobres for photographing the exhibit.
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