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Folder 1: Land Grab

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Collection number: Folder 1

Scope and Contents

Setting: The setting is a fictitious community named Calvin in rural Southe East Georgia. The land is owned by old white families with the exception of one black man whose land was bequeathed him following the abolition of slavery.

Additional information: Land Grab-Synopsis, manuscript and letters for submission.

Brief Review: The central theme is the quest for possession of the land which can belong to no one. Man's arrogant claim to land ownership in an absurdity in view of his proclivity for human error and frailty. "We are all squatters, regardless of the deeds we hold.

Number of Pages:257

Dates

  • 1980-
  • Other: Majority of material found within 1990-
  • Acquired: 2000-08-04

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 48.00 Boxes

Language

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)