Author Archives: Andrew J. Bramlett

Today, my newest article in the Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research was published. Titled “The Seduction of Journalism in Atlanta: William Randolph Hearst and the Atlanta Georgian,” the article looks at the media mogul’s ownership of the forgotten daily Atlanta newspaper. While Hearst officially bought the paper in 1912, I argue he was involved asContinue reading “New Article: William Randolph Hearst and the Atlanta Georgian”

Last week, I returned to Charlottesville for a class at the Rare Book School on the University of Virginia’s campus. While in the area, I visited James Madison’s Montpelier, the site of James Monroe’s Highland, and the ruins of Barboursville, a house designed by Thomas Jefferson. On my trip to Rare Book School last year,Continue reading “Presidential Homes of Virginia”

This weekend, I participated in the Symposium for History Undergraduate Research held at Mississippi State University. Two other KSU students presented at the conference, and the keynote speaker was KSU’s Dr. Silke Zoller. This conference was a great way to meet history students from across the United States, and even Canada, and there were countlessContinue reading “Symposium for History Undergraduate Research”

This afternoon, I presented at KSU’s Spring Symposium of Student Scholars. My project was a poster titled “Mapping Homes of Georgia’s Governors and Their Westward Shift (1776–2024).” This was first created as a final project in a geography class with Dr. Qihang Qiu last fall. This poster looks at the homes of Georgia’s governors fromContinue reading “Spring Symposium of Student Scholars”

My latest article for Georgia Backroads magazine arrived in the mail today. The article is titled “Vanished: Where are the Hotel Ansley Murals?” and tells the story of a series of murals depicting Georgia history that once resided in the lobby of Atlanta’s Hotel Ansley. Once the pride and joy of this hotel, these paintingsContinue reading “New Article: Vanished: Where are the Hotel Ansley Murals?”