ms_1511.xml Finding Aid to the Lawrence E. Babits papers, 1980-1990 Written by Elizabeth Delmage Encoding funded by a 2008 Archives-Basic Projects grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, April 2009 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard MS 1511 Lawrence E. Babits papers 1980-1990 2 boxes (1.0 cubic foot) Babits, Lawrence Edward. Collection materials are in English. Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Processing information

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 Subject headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Babits, Lawrence Edward. Armstrong Atlantic State University. Archaeological surveying--Georgia--Savannah. Prehistoric peoples--Georgia--Savannah. Augustine Creek (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying. Causton's Bluff (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying. Savannah (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying. Tybee Island (Ga.)--Archaeological surveying. Articles. Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes. Letters (correspondence) Negatives (photographic) Photographs. Reports. Slides (photographs) Surveys. Biographical information

Lawrence E. Babits is a professor who specializes in maritime material culture and military history. He currently teaches at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina where he teaches classes in method and theory in nautical archaeology, material culture studies, small boat documentation, and field schools. During the 1980s, Babits was a professor at Armstrong Atlantic State University (AASU) in Savannah, Georgia, where he was involved in the Center for Low Country Studies. The Center for Low Country Studies was a part of the history department at AASU and was integral in promoting research activities that dealt with topics related to coastal Georgia and the Atlantic coastal region and Babits contributed a lot of research to this program.

 Scope and content note

This collection contains archaeological surveys, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, student reports, and field notes relating to Lawrence E. Babits and his archaeological research on areas in Chatham County, Georgia from 1980-1990. The locations Babits researched include the Augustine Creek, Causton's Bluff, the Savannah River, and Tybee Island. Also included are student reports Babits collected while a professor at Armstrong Atlantic State University and his research on local evidence of prehistoric man found in the Savannah area.

 Arrangement of collection

This collection is arranged into 2 boxes:

Box 1: Archaeological survey of the Savannah River and Causton's Bluff, articles, Tybee Island field notes, photographs, negatives, 1982-1990 Box 2: Archaeological surveys of Causton's Bluff and Augustine Creek, student reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, slides, 1980-1987