MS. Manuscript Collections
Classification
Collection number: MS
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Vernon Pizer Papers
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-42
Scope and Contents
Vernon Pizer(1918-2005) was an author and journalist. He has written 11 books and scores of articles for magazines ranging from Readers Digest and Esquire to BioScience and the London Sunday Pictorial. He served on the board of the Valdosta State University Foundation. In addition, he was a patron of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts and L.V.A.C., a member of Lowndes County Historical Society, a member of the Military Officers Association of...
Dates:
Mid 1900's
Wiregrass History
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-28
Scope and Contents
This collection contains information about the history of Lowndes County. It has Lowndes County Historical Society Newsletters, as well as maps, phone books, and guides. It also has information about points of interest such as local events, the Crescent, Valdosta Schools, and Sunset Cemetery. It has Statistical (1944), Economic (1950s & 1960s), and Sanitation (1967) Information. It also contains photographs, and news articles concerning the county. An 1851 Alapaha Store manifest, very...
Dates:
1800-1980