Series 4: General Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The general correspondence series contains communications ranging from letters with and about Eleanor Roosevelt to complaints to the local cab company about driving too fast. The folders are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and within the correspondence, chronologically. Corresponents and topics of note include, Vladimir Nabokov, Eleanor Roosevelt, Willoughby Reade, the Whitehead Camellia Trail, Drexel Park, a kitchen fire, Reade's illness, WAAC recruiting on campus, the Carnegie Foundation, Harley Langdale and the American Turpentine Farmers Association, and Reade's manuscripts. There is extensive correspondence with Cartter Lupton, an anonymous benefactor of the school during this period. The correspondence described as "various business and personal correspondence" ranges from notes to students, faculty and fellow administrators at other schools to invitations, thank you letters, and personal notes.
Dates
- 1841 - 1989
- Majority of material found within 1934 - 1948
Creator
- From the Collection: Frank Robertson Reade, President, 1895-1957 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 31.00 Boxes
From the Collection: 3.0 items
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
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archives@valdosta.edu