(Atlanta, GA) – The Georgia
Archives currently averages
74 patrons per week
(296/month). The average
visitor spends 3 hours at
the Archives.
The
following plan will allow 78 (36
2-hour; 42 2.5-hour)
appointments per month in the
Open Documents Research Area
(ODRA), 120 (2 hour)
appointments per month in
Microfilm Reference, and 90 (2
hour) appointments per month in
Open Reference. This would
allow 288 visitors, which is 97%
of the visitors that Archives
accommodates now, but they will
be limited to 2 or 2.5 hours.
If the staff finds that they are
able to handle more researchers
at a time, the number of
appointments will be
increased. ODRA users will
have to provide staff with
specific requests when they make
the appointment so they can have
records pulled and waiting on
them when they arrive.
To make
appointments, individuals can
contact Christopher M. Davidson
at
cdavidson@sos.ga.gov or
678.364.3714.
Beginning
November 1, 2012 and continuing
in the following months, the
schedule is as follows:
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Week 1: |
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Original Documents |
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Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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8:00 - 10:00 |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Pull Records |
Pull Records |
Pull Records |
|
10:30 - 1:00 |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
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1:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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1:30 - 2:00 |
Pull Records |
Pull Records |
Pull Records |
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2:00 - 4:30 |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
7 Appointments |
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Week 2: |
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Microfilm |
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Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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8:00 - 10:00 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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12:30 - 2:30 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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2:30 - 4:30 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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Open Reference |
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Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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8:00 - 10:00 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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10:00 - 12:00 |
5 Appointments (ODRA) |
5 Appointments (ODRA) |
5 Appointments (ODRA) |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Lunch |
Lunch |
Lunch |
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12:30 - 2:30 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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2:30 - 4:30 |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
10 Appointments |
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Week 3: |
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Closed |
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Week 4: |
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Closed |
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“I will
continue to work with the
Governor, General Assembly and
other interested parties to
restore funding and access to
the Archives,” said Kemp.
Brian Kemp
has been Secretary of State
since January, 2010. Among the
office’s wide-ranging
responsibilities, the Secretary
of State is charged with
conducting efficient and secure
elections, the registration of
corporations, and the regulation
of securities and professional
license holders. The office also
oversees the Georgia Archives.
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