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This collection contains items pertaining to Valdosta State/Georgia State Womans College history. These items were donated by Alumni and their families. They include graduation programs, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, a bracelet, a cap, and a badge.

Scope and Contents The Annie Powe Hopper Award, named in honor of Valdosta State's first Dean of Women, is presented annually to a senior who represents the high academic standards and exemplifies the traditions of Valdosta State University. Miss Hopper arrived at South Georgia State Normal College (SGSNC) in 1920 and her first position was that of a teacher.  In 1922, SGSNC became a four-year institution and the name was changed to Georgia State Womans College (GSWC).  In the role of Dean, she insisted on...

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This collection contains artwork produced by Annie Sue (Brandon) Metzger in 1932-1933. They are paintings, sketches, and drawings of Georgia State Womans College (GSWC). Included are Ashley, Converse, and West Hall, as well as other sites such as the GSWC kitchen and boiler building.

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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.

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This box contains numerous loose articles that have been entered into the Archives Scrapbook Database.

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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.

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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.

Scope and Contents This collection contains public relations booklets from Georgia State Woman's College. Called Views of the College in the 1920s, Campus Glimpses in the '30s, and the Bulletin in the '40s, these informational booklets show 20 years of growth and change at Georgia State Woman's College. Originally used as promotional materials, these picture booklets show the changing campus, clothing styles, and general everyday life of a Girl's college in the early 20th Century. See also Georgia State Womans...

Scope and Contents Augusta Rentz Gulliver was an alumnus of Georgia State Womans College and went on to become its Registrar in 1931. This is where she met Harold Gulliver. Harold was the head of the English department and a professor of English literature at GSWC. They were married in the rotunda of West Hall in the early 1930s. This collection is made up of items found in an old steamer trunk belonging to the Gullivers. It is full of correspondence, along with photographs and newspaper clippings....

Scope and Contents The Histories of SGSNC and GSWC includes general memorabilia about/from the colleges.  The topics and subject matters are varied.  This collection provides a wide range of artifacts, including, but not limited to:  correspondence, mimeographs, newspaper articles, pamphlets, programs, a deed, brochures, and personal keepsakes.  Most of the artifacts were in good to descent condition, few were in fair condition.  A large amount of the content in this collection is in the original format. ...

Abstract Dr. Jere (pronounced "Jerry") Madison Pound was the second president of Georgia State Womans College. He was appointed in July 1933 by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and served only until May 1934, due to illness.  Dr. Pound was born in Liberty Hill, Georgia, in 1864.  He received an A.B. from the University of Georgia in 1884 and an honorary LL.D. from the University of Georgia in 1915.  He married Ada Murphey in 1890, and they had five sons:  Murphey, Jere...

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Lena Hawks was Dean of Instruction for Georgia State Woman's College in the late 1930s-1940s. This is a collection of statistical data compiled by her in that time period concerning the students of GSWC. Topics include: Enrollment and Testing, Grade Distributions for Elective Courses, Instructional Reports, Misc., Sophomore Comprehensive Exams, Stagger System, Study of Grades and Scores on State Tests, Survey Courses, Testing Programs, 1938-1939.

Scope and Contents May Day was a tradition that had been on campus since the school's inception in 1913. It lasted until the 1956, ending after Georgia State Womans College became Co-ed. There was a break in the mid-1940's caused by wartime austerity.  Modeled after the Old English May Day festival, every year featured a different theme, and a new May Queen and Court. Plays were held, and visitors came to view the festivities that always ended with a dance around the May Pole. As the years went on, MayDay...

Scope and Contents Michael M. Black, a native of Valdosta, Georgia, attended Valdosta State University where he earned a BBA in Finance, a Master's Degree in Higher Education Leadership, and a second Master's Degree in Instructional Technology. The items in his collection deal with the history of Valdosta State College. Specifically items concerning: Frank R. Reade, J. Ralph Thaxton, & Eleanor Roosevelt's 1941 speech to GSWC. He also donated copies of obituaries of Valdosta State Faculty and Staff...

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This collection houses the CDs of the research interview of Nell Patten Roquemore a graduate of Georgia State Womans College. It also has a scrapbook dedicated to Shannon Lynn Roquemore, and a signed copy of Roots, Rocks, and Recollections by Nell Roquemore.

Scope and Contents The Office of Admissions solicits students to apply to and attend the college/university. To that end, it produces glossy display brochures, pamphlets, and correspondence. Early pictures of GSWC presented in a foldout postcard format are included here. Admissions' newsletter, the Blazer Beat, documents activities planned for parents on visitation days. Admissions also hosts Insight/Orientation--a weekend long-visit and information fair for incoming freshmen and parents. Promotional material,...

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...

Scope and Contents Four scrapbooks and numerous loose items in sleeves that have fallen out of scrapbooks, some loose items in folders. All concerning Georgia State Womans College donated by Patricia Sutherland who attended GSWC 1946-1950. These scrapbooks have been digitized and are on Vtext under Patricia Sutherland Scrapbooks.Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users...

Scope and Contents The Pine Branch was a student publication distributed by  The Writer's Club of South Georgia State Normal College (Later Georgia State Womans College) monthly. This collection contains copies of the Pine Branch from December 1917-May 1934. See also Vtext, Pinebranch, for digitized images of early Pinbranch Issues.Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that...

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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.