July 27, 1852: George Foster Peabody Born
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"George Foster Peabody (1852-1938)," Broadcasting and Cable, May 26, 2003.
Louise Ware, George Foster Peabody: Banker, Philanthropist, Publicist (Athens: University of Georgia Press, [1951].)
Dorothy Orr. (1950). A History of Education in Georgia. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
“George Foster Peabody (1852-1938).” New Georgia Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3320&sug=y
George Foster Peabody Awards: http://www.peabody.uga.edu/
A biographical excerpt written by Louise Ware in the Dictionary of American Biography: http://rjohara.net/peabody/gfpeabody
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July 27, 1852 George Foster Peabody Image Credits
A class in dressmaking, Hampton Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints and Institute, Hampton, Virginia Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-38151
Cussedy Hall Park, Tuskegee Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints and Institute, Alabama, 1907 Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23843
First Peabody Awards Ceremony, Peabody Awards Courtesy of the Peabody Awards 1942
General Electric Company, 1907 Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, PAN US GEOG
General Electric Company, 1907 Peabody Awards Courtesy of the Peabody Awards
"George F. Peabody Donates Digital Library of Georgia "George F. Peabody Donates Papers to University Library" The Papers to University Library" The Red and Black Red and Black, May 13, 1927 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
George Foster Peabody at the Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints & white house Photographs Division, photograph by Harris & Ewing, LC-H261- 4762
George Foster Peabody, younger Hargrett Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library / University of Georgia Libraries
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July 27, 1852 George Foster Peabody Image Credits
George Foster Peabody's family Hargrett Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library / University of Georgia Libraries
Women outside of the Hampton Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints and Institute in Hampton, Virginia Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-94864
"Magnificent Donations By Digital Library of Georgia "Magnificent Donations By Smith And Peabody To The Smith And Peabody To The Normal School" Athens Weekly Normal School" Athens Weekly Banner Banner, November 25, 1904 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
"Atlanta Constitution Praises Mr. Digital Library of Georgia "Atlanta Constitution Praises Mr. Peabody" Athens Weekly Banner Peabody" Athens Weekly Banner, June 30, 1905, p4 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
"Peabody Awarders Swing into Digital Library of Georgia "Peabody Awarders Swing into Action" The Red and Black Action" The Red and Black, Newspaper, January 15, 1943, p6 January 15, 1943 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
"Peabody Bust Missing" The Red Digital Library of Georgia "Peabody Bust Missing" The Red and Black January 21, 1965, p5 and Black, January 21, 1965 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
Peabody Hall, UGA UGA Photographic Services Courtesy of UGA Photographic Services
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July 27, 1852 George Foster Peabody Image Credits
"Peabody Presents Library Digital Library of Georgia "Peabody Presents Library Picture" Courtesy of the Red and Picture" The Red and Black, Black, May 20, 1927 p8 May 20, 1927 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
Penn School Historic District, Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints & Brick Church Photographs Division, HABS, HABS SC,7-FROG.V,4
Penn School Historical Marker http://www.hmdb.org/ Courtesy of Mike Stroud, http://www.hmdb.org/
"Some Educational Leaders and Digital Library of Georgia "Some Educational Leaders and Their Work For Our Great Their Work For Our Great Institutions of Learning" Institutions of Learning" Athens Banner, December 20, 1902 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
"To a Famous Granduncle" Red Digital Library of Georgia "To a Famous Granduncle" The and Black, May 5, 1939 Red and Black, May 5, 1939 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
"Two Gifts Announced To Digital Library of Georgia "Two Gifts Announced To Campus Extension" Athens Campus Extension" Athens Weekly Banner, December 22, Weekly Banner, December 22, 1905 1905 Presented Online by the Digital Library of Georgia
A historical sketch of the UGA library building 1860 Georgia Historical Society University of Georgia, Rare Collection, LD1983 H84 1894 Courtesy of the Georgia Historical Society
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July 27, 1852 George Foster Peabody Image Credits
University of Georgia Historical http://www.hmdb.org/ Courtesy of R.E. Smith, Marker http://www.hmdb.org/
White Hall historic building, Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints and Tuskegee University Photographs Division, photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, LC-DIG-highsm-05960
George Foster Peabody Library of Congress Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-17490
Peabody Statuette George Foster Peabody Awards Image courtesy of the George Foster Peabody Awards
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