Georgia Gazette photographic materials and newspapers Descriptive Summary Repository: Georgia Historical Society Title: Georgia Gazette photographic materials and newspapers Dates: 1970-1985 Extent: 9.0 cubic feet (17 boxes, 5 oversize folders) Identification: MS 1373 Biographical/Historical Note The Georgia Gazette (using the name of a eighteenth century Georgia paper was a weekly newspaper with a mission to provide Savannah with a more analytical editorial writing on state and local issues. The newspaper ran from 10 April 1978 until 28 February 1985. Albert Scardino received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for editorials he had written on Georgia and Chatham County politics. Before starting the Georgia Gazette with his wife Marjorie Morris Scardino, Albert Scardino served as reporter and editor for the Associated Press, Baltimore Evening Sun, Atlanta Constitution and The Morning News in Savannah. Albert Scardino grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and graduated from Savannah Country Day School. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts at Columbia University in New York, earned his Master of Arts in journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1974 he married Marjorie Morris. Marjorie Morris Scardino was raised in Texas and received her Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco. The couple moved to Savannah in 1978 and Marjorie Scardino joined the firm of Brannen, Wessels, and Searcy.The Scardinos, parents of one daughter and two sons, now live in England. Albert Scardino became the executive news editor with the newspaper The Guardian and Marjorie is the CEO of Pearson, an international media conglomerate. The Georgia Gazette stopped publication because of financial difficulties after Chatham County officials withdrew the legal advertising that had provided 60 percent of the Gazette's revenues. Scope and Content Note This collection contains photographic prints, negatives, and contact prints associated with the Georgia Gazette (circa 1978-1985). A few drawings and reprinted images of artwork that were used in the Gazette are also included. In addition to the photographic materials, the collection includes several issues of the Georgia Gazette. The collection of prints and negatives spans 17 archival boxes and the newspapers are in five oversize folders. Index Terms Art--Georgia--Savannah. Black-and-white negatives. Black-and-white photographs. Cemeteries--Georgia. Citizens' associations--Georgia--Savannah. Contact sheets. Elections--Georgia. Georgia Gazette. Georgia--Politics and government--20th century. Girl Scouts--Georgia--Savannah. Historic buildings--Georgia--Photographs. Industries. Islands--Georgia. Monuments--Georgia--Savannah. Newspapers. Performing arts. Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Scardino, Albert James. Scardino, Marjorie Morris, 1947- Streets--Georgia--Savannah--Photographs. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. proofs (printed matter) Administrative Information Custodial History Materials were donated by the Georgia Gazette Publishing Company. Preferred Citation [item identification], Georgia Gazette photographic materials and newspapers, MS 1373, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia. Acquisition Information Gift of Albert Scardino, 1985. Restrictions Access Restrictions Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Georgia Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Division of Library and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Georgia Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Sponsorship Encoding funded by a 2012 Documenting Democracy grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Container List Series 1:: Photographs Box Fldr 1 1 Advertising 2 Agriculture - Miscellaneous 3 Agriculture - Plantations 4 Animals 5 Architectural Elements - Miscellaneous Box Fldr 11 7 Architectural Elements - Bridges Box Fldr 1 6 Architectural Elements - Ironwork Art Box Fldr 1 7 Drawing 8 Fiber Art 9-10 Painting 11 Sculpture 12 Sidewalk Etching/Sidewalk Art 13 Silhouettes 14 Stained Glass Box Fldr 11 10 Bodies of Water - Harbors 18 Bodies of Water - Rivers - Savannah Box Fldr 12 19 Bodies of Water - Rivers - Skidaway Buildings Box Fldr 11 4 Airports Box Fldr 1 15 Apartment Houses - Savannah, GA 16 Apartment Houses - Savannah, GA - Forsyth Apartments 17 Bakeries 18 Banks - Savannah, GA Cabins and Small Houses Churches 20 Churches - Burroughs, GA, circa 1979 21 Churches - Dafuskie Island, SC 22 Churches - Savannah, GA - Cathedral of St. John the Baptist 23 Churches - Savannah, GA - Christ Church 24 Churches - Savannah, GA - Independent Presbyterian 25 Churches - Savannah, GA - Lutheran Church of the Ascension 26 City and Town Halls, Savannah, GA 27 Courthouses - Madison County-Morgan County, GA 28 Courthouses - Savannah, GA - Chatham County 29 Courthouses - Savannah, GA - Federal 1 Dwellings Edmonston Apartments, Charleston, SC Interiors Box Fldr 2 4 Galleries, Museums - Savannah, GA 5 Galleries, Museums - Savannah, GA - Telfair Museum Savannah, Georgia 32 Green-Meldrim House 33 Hull-Stoddard-Barrow House 34 Kehoe House 35 King-Tisdale House 36 Le Hardy House, Brockington Hall 37 Hampton-Lillibridge House 38 Andrew Low House 39 Magnolia Hall 40 Mercer House 41 Owens-Thomas House 42 Sheftall-Kent House 1 Wayne-Gordon House 2 803 Whitaker 3 Federal Buildings 22 Trailers 6 Hospitals - Fort Stewart, Hinesville, GA 7 Hospitals - Candler Hosptial 8 Hospitals - Memorial Medical Center 9 Hospitals - St. Joseph's Telfair Women's Hospital 10 Hotels - Savannah, GA 11 Hotels - Savannah, GA - Hyatt Regency 12 Hotels - Savannah, GA - Mulberry Inn 13 Hotels - Sheraton, Wilmington Island 14 Housing Projects 15 Jails 16 Libraries All libraries located in Savannah, GA. 11 Lighthouses - Miscellaneous 12 Lighthouses - Savannah Harbor Light Markets Unless otherwise noted, all markets are located in Savannah, GA. 17 Supermarkets 18 Fish 19 Meat 20 Produce 21 H. Polk Produce at City Market 22 Office Interiors 23 Parking Garages All located in Savannah, GA. 24 Radio Stations Restaurants, Bars 25 Exteriors 26 Interiors 27 People 28 Interiors and People 29 Personnel 30 Miscellaneous 31 Schools - Oatland Island Education Center 32 Schools - Miscellaneous and John Marshall Lam School 33 Schools - Bethesda 34 Service Stations 35 Shopping Malls, Savannah 36 Stores Streetviews Box Fldr 3 1 Abercorn 2 Anderson 3 Barnard 4 Bay 5 Bolton 6 Broughton 7 Bryan 8 Bull 9 Charlton 10 Congress 11 Drayton 12 Deerfield Road 13 Duffy 14 East Broad 15 Factors Walk 16 Gaston 17 Gordon 18 Grapevine 19 Gwinnett 20 Habersham 21 Hall 22 Harris 23 Henry 24 Hull 25 Huntington 26 Jones 27 Liberty 28 Martin Luther King Blvd, (West Broad) 28a Maupas Ave, 07/10/1979 29 Ogelthorpe 30 Paulsen 31 Perry 32 President 33 Price 34 River Street 35 St. Julian 36 State 37 Tatnall 38 Taylor 39 Victory Drive 40 Washington Ave 41 Whitaker 42 York 43 38th This folder contains an index of residents for the years 1940-1949. 45 41st 45 45th 36 46th 47 51st 48- Unidentified, circa 1979 50 This set of photographs includes a photograph of Greenwood Plantation in Thomasville, GA, a xeroxed map of Habersham Street, and a photograph of Stanton Hall Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi, among photographs of unidentified locations, which may or may not be in Savannah, Georgia. 51 Theatres - Historic Savannah Theatre 52 Universities, Colleges - Savannah College of Art and Design, (SCAD) 53 Universities, Colleges - Savannah State University Box Fldr 4 1 Clothing and Dress Events Box Fldr 4 2 Circuses 3 Contests/Competitions - Beauty 4 Contests/Competitions - Watermelon Eating This Watermelon Eating Contest took place in Richmond Hill, GA. 5 Contests/Competitions - Savannah Boat Show 6 Dances 7 Elections 9 Fairs 9 Festivals - Savannah, GA 10 Festivals - Savannah, GA - Scottish Games 11 Fires See also: ccupations and Employment - Firefighters 12 Fireworks Holiday Celebrations 13 Christmas 14 Halloween 15 Hanukkah 16 May Day 17 Pageants - Georgia Day 18 Parades - St. Patrick's Day 19 Parades - Savannah, GA- Miscellaneous Some of these pictures are also of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah. 20 Oyster Roasts 21 Rites and Ceremonies - Miscellaneous 22 Rites and Ceremonies - Religious 23 Rites and Ceremonies - Blessing of the Fleet, Thunderbolt 24 Telethons 25 Savannah Tour of Homes 26 Furniture Geographic Locations Box Fldr 4 27 Archaeological Site 28 Bryan County 29 Cemeteries - Oakland, Atlanta, GA 30 Cemeteries - Midway 31 Cemeteries - Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, GA 32 Chatham County 33 Cities and Towns - Miami 34 Cities and Towns - Savannah 35 Gardens - Savannah,GA Islands 36 Burnside 37 Dafuskie 38 Hutchinson 39 Isle of Hope 40 Skidaway 41 Tybee 42 Wilmington 43 King's Ferry Park 44 Parks - Savannah - Forsyth Park 45 Parks - Savannah - Westside Park (Conceptual Plans) 46 Piers and Wharves - Miscellaneous Box Fldr 5 1 Piers and Wharves - Bradley's Point 2 Piers and Wharves - Thunderbolt 3 Public Squares - Savannah, GA 4 Public Squares - Savannah - Crawford 5 Wildlife Refuge 6 Wetlands, Parkway Marsh 7 Unidentified, Marshland Government Box Fldr 5 8 City Council 9 Committees 10 County Commission 11 State 12 Health Industry Box Fldr 5 13 Beverage 14 Boat and Ship Building 15 Coal, Savannah 16 Construction
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