The William Ivy Hair papers were located in Dr. Hair's academic office, Department of History & Geography, Georgia College, and were transferred to Special Collections by the Department Chair during 1993 and 1994. The materials pertain to Dr. Hair's tenure at Georgia College and his profession. Research notes, personal papers and ephemera are not present.
There is two series in this collection: Communications and Publications, and Course Documents. The first series contains works Hair published, book reviews from friends, and communication with friends and fellow scholars. The second series contains records and notes from classes he taught. The materials came from his office filing cabinets.