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South Georgia State Normal College

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Architecture

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-137
Scope and Contents

This collection contains many drawings, blueprints, plans etc. for Valdosta State buildings in its early years as GSWC and SGSWC. Also included are surveys of nearby counties including Lowndes and Camden.

Dates: 1917 - 2018

College Memorabilia

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-22-42
Scope and Contents

This collection houses memorabilia items from South Georgia State Normal College, Georgia State Womans College, the early days of Valdosta State College, and Valdosta State University It contains sheet music from SGSNC and GSWC as well as awards given to GSWC. It also has items labeled Valdosta State College such as pencils, stickers, buttons, and postcards.Contains VSU decorative ribbon from 2021.

Dates: 1920 - 2021

Eugene Beck Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series 1
Collection number: MS-5
Scope and Contents This is a collection of letters and certificates pertaining to the career of Eugene H. Beck. He served as a trustee for 6 years for the South Georgia State Normal College, and served as a faculty member at North Georgia College. Beck also taught in schools across the state and was County Superintendent of Schools in Lowndes County from 1924-1938. This collection contains his certificates and letters of commendation. Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives...
Dates: 1872-1928

F. Ruth Carpenter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-23-27
Scope and Contents

Frances Ruth Carpenter was the first art teacher at South Georgia State Normal College, and she taught at the school until her retirement in 1949. She represented the start of what would later develop into the Fine Arts Department. These are three paintings done by her.

Dates: 1910 - 1949

Katherine C. Swidinski Scrapbook Collection

 Collection — Book 1&Book2ofSwidinski_Scrapbooks
Collection number: MS-160
Abstract

The Katherine C. Swidinski Scrapbook Collection predominately features photographs from South Georgia State Normal College in Valdosta, Georgia, circa 1919-1920. The photographs were collected in two black scrapbooks created by Daisy Mae Culpepper, a 7th-grade student at the South Georgia State Normal College training school during the 1919-1920 school year. UUID: CA0BABC8-538B-D0A2-42E5-9079DD5EC379

Dates: 1919-1952; Majority of material found in 1920; Acquired: 2018-07-11

Old English Christmas Festival

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-8
Scope and Contents The papers consist mostly of records of the work that went into planning Christmas events. This work can be divided into four groups; committee plans, memoranda, graphic art, and memorabilia. Committee planning: Represents the beginning process of creating the school festivals. They include business letters, guest lists, invitation lists, duty lists, was well as rough drafts of event programs, directions for decoration, lyrics of suggested music, and material lists. Most of this...
Dates: 1920's-1930's

Pre-Faculty Senate Minutes

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-19-1-1
Scope and Contents

Meeting minutes of the Faculty of South Georgia State Normal College (1916-1922), Georgia State Womans College (1922-1950) and Valdosta State College (1950-1986). These meetings were held monthly.

Dates: Created: 1916-1986

Valdosta State College/University History

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-6-2
Abstract This collection contains material from the 1950-1993 time period in Valdosta State University history.  During this time Valdosta State University was known as Valdosta State College. Renamed VSC from Georgia State Womens College in 1950, the school embarked on a new era as a co-ed campus. During the 1950?s the University expanded with the acquisition of the former Emory University campus at Valdosta in 1953, this became what is now known as North Campus. Greek organizations began to appear...
Dates: Acquired: 2010-06-09; 1906 - 2018

Young Women's Christian Association

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-5-11-2-0
Scope and Contents

This collection represents the start of the Young Women's Christian Association at South Georgia State Normal College. It includes the Charter dated 1914, a Bible presented in the dedication of the Chapel, and a framed certificate acknowledging VSU met membership requirements.

Dates: 1914

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