Lake Lanier Oral History Project
Scope and Contents
This collection contains oral histories (video and audio) and scans of photographs related to the history of Lake Lanier and the Buford Dam. The oral histories were collected by students at Gainesville State College between the years 2009-2011.
Dates
- 2009-2011
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is completely digital and can be used in the Special Collections and Archives at the Hosch Library on the Gainesville campus of the University of North Georgia.
Historical note
In the1950s a dam was built in Buford, GA to create the reservoir that became Lake Sidney Lanier. The reservoir was created to provide electricity and water for Atlanta. The oral histories and photographs included in this collection tell the story of the the lake and the lands that lie beneath it.
Extent
19 Gigabytes
Arrangement
The materials are arranged alphabetically by the last name of the interviewee.
- Title
- Lake Lanier Oral History ProjectGC7
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, Gainesville Campus Repository
PO Box 1358
University of North Georgia Libraries
Gainesville GA 30503 United States
archives@ung.edu