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Sybil Argintar Bowers regional survey, "Fences in the Landscape of the Northeast Georgia Mountains"

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS945f

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a draft photocopy of Bower's regional survey, "Fences in the Landscape of the Northeast Georgia Mountains" prepared while she worked as a preservation planner for the Georgia Mountains Area Planning and Development Commission (later Georgia Mountains Regional Commission). Bower's survey examines the history of fences in the southeastern states and the types of fences used in northeast Georgia.

Dates

  • 1985

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

Sybil Hedy Argintar Bowers (1957- ) was born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, to Eli and Mrs. Argintar. She attended Emory University from 1975-1977 and in 1980 she earned her bachelor's degree in landscape architecture from University of Georgia. In 1986 she completed her Master of Historic Preservation degree at University of Georgia, School of Environmental Design. Bowers worked as a regional preservation planner for the Georgia Mountains Area Planning Commission (later Georgia Mountains Regional Commission) from 1983-1985. After 1986, Bowers worked as a preservation planning consultant for Southeastern Preservation Services in Asheville, North Carolina.

Extent

3 folder(s)

Language

English

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2021.

Title
Sybil Argintar Bowers regional survey, "Fences in the Landscape of the Northeast Georgia Mountains"
Subtitle
ahc.MSS945f
Author
Jennie Oldfield
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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