Alpha May Bond papers
Collection
Identifier: Y010
Scope and Contents of Papers
The Alpha May Bond papers, 2007-2014, consist of Bond's family newsletters, a draft manuscript, and other correspondence. The collection includes Bond's correspondence to his former student Franklin Abbott. Bond also wrote family newsletters that he compiled to send to his close family and friends, multiple times a month. The newsletters were sometimes handwritten notes, or compilations of news articles about Vermont or the New England area. Bond would also sometimes include reproduced photographs of family members in the newsletters. Bond was working on a draft of an autobiography that had three volumes, which most of is included in this collection. The volumes describe Bond's sociological research, personal accounts about Bond's life, and his genealogical research about his family.
Dates
- 2007-2014
Creator
- Bond, Alpha M. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Biography of Alpha May Bond
Alpha May Bond, Jr., was born in 1930 in Tenafly, New Jersey. He attended public schools in Tenafly and earned his undergraduate degree (philosophy) at Dartmouth College in 1952. He received a master of arts in sociology from Columbia University the following year. During the early 1950s, Bond served in both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army. Stationed in Georgia at Fort Gordon, he met and married Georgia native Adrienne Moore. The couple moved to Vermont where Bond was a teacher at the Thetford Academy for four years. They returned to Georgia when Bond began work toward his doctorate in Sociology at Emory University. In 1961, Mercer University in Macon appointed him to an assistant professorship. He completed his Emory Ph.D. in 1963. Bond spent his career at Mercer, achieving the rank of full professor, and seeing the integration of the university as well as numerous academic movements. He believed in providing a hands-on experience for his students by getting them out into the community, studying animal behavior, and pioneered using educational computer games. Bond fathered six children, three with Adrienne and three with his second wife, Susan. Following his retirement, he worked on his autobiography and genealogical research.
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (In 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
The Alpha May Bond papers, 2007-2014, consist of correspondence, family newsletters, genealogical research, and a manuscript draft created by Bond, who was a Mercer University sociology professor.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Franklin Abbott, July 22, 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Megan Kerkhoff at the file level for the Georgia Archives Institute, June 23, 2016.
Creator
- Bond, Alpha M. (Person)
- Title
- Alpha May Bond:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to His Papers at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Megan Kerkhoff
- Date
- June 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Contact:
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu
100 Decatur St., S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404-413-2880
404-413-2881 (Fax)
archives@gsu.edu