GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334

WP-O1 PRELIMINARY DESCRIPTIVE INVENTORY

CORPORATE NAME: Georgia Dept. of Industry and Trade RECORD GROUP: 28

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SUB-UNIT: Tourist Division SUB-GROUP: 4

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SERIES: Promotional Films on Georgia Industry SERIES: 6

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SCHEDULE: n/a PAGE: 1

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RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS: NONE

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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES AND ITS CONTENTS:

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This series consists of films produced for the Department of Industry and Trade, from the early fifties to the mid-sixties. Industries indigenous to Georgia, such as marble, pulp and textile, are highlighted along with industrial potential and community development.

UNIT CONTENTS LOCATION

97-2602A

1 Georgia on the Move, 1966 - 21 min. sound/color, 16 mm. 4757-31

Gov. Carl Sanders narrates on the blending of Georgia's

historic fabric with industrial, cultural and recreational

progress. 1 reel in good condition.

2 New Face on Capitol Hill, 1961 - 14 min. sound/color, 16mm. 4757-31

Illustrates the rejuvenation of the nation's Capitol and

Georgia's role in producing the 24 marble columns of the

rotunda. A short segment of the swearing in of President

John F. Kennedy is included. Produced by the Georgia

Marble Company. 1 reel in good condition.

3 Pine Packs a Punch - 23 min. sound/color, 16 mm. Illustrates 4757-31

Georgia's role in pulp and paper industry including: the

process of converting timber to paper, mill operation, paper

conversion plants, mass production, and quality control of

paper items. The film spotlights the Brunswick, Mead-Scott

plant, Rome's Mead Inland Container Corp. and Atlanta's Mead

Corporation. 1 reel in good condition.

4,5, Goldmine on Main Street, 1955 - 23 min. sound/color, 16 mm. 4757-31

6,7, Illustrates the compatibility of industrial growth with

8,9 community development. 6 reels in good condition. Produced

by Industrial Sound Films.

97-2602A

10, Producing America's Buried Treasure, 1970(?) - 4757-32

11,12 20 min. sound/color, 16 mm .

Traces the beginning of the marble industry in North Georgia

to the present day subsidiaries of the Georgia Marble Company

in Vermont, Tennessee, Alabama and Virginia. Features Lincoln

Memorial and other sites where Georgia marble has been utilized.

A George M. Kirkland Production, presented by the Georgia Marble

Company. 3 reels in good condition. (see also Acc. 92-1510A at

4715-20)

13, The Ports of Georgia - 22 min. sound/color, 16 mm. 4757-32

14 Features the Georgia Ports Authority coastal ports of Savannah

and Brunswick and the development of Bainbridge, Augusta, and

Columbus as inland waterways. A Robert M. Carson Production.

2 reels in good condition.

15 Blueprint for Progress - 21 min. sound/color, 16 mm. 4757-32

Features the importance of zoning laws for industrial growth,

city planning, and community development. Industrial Sound

Films, Inc. 1 reel in fair condition.

16 Georgia Tourism, 1951 - 25 min. sound/color 16 mm. 4757-32

Explores textile, pulp and lumber industries. 1 reel in bad

condition.

17 Challenge for Change - 1 reel good condition. 4757-32

18 A Is for Atom - 1 reel in good condition. 4757-32

19 Packaging Rocket Power - 1 reel in good condition. 4757-32

20 Unidentified - 1 reel in good condition. 4757-32