MS. Manuscript Collections
Classification
Collection number: MS
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Georgia Library Association (GLA) Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-595
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Library Association traces its history back to the Georgia Library Club in 1897. This is the largest library association and the oldest. Its activities are documented here. This collection contains materials dating from 1897 to present day. These materials cover a range of Georgia Library Association topics including: financial records, associational policies, committee meeting minutes, general reports and correspondece, conferences, as well as GLA project information. The...
Dates:
Acquired: 2005-08-08
Georgia Ornithological Society
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-46
Scope and Contents
Georgia Ornithological Society was created in 1936 for the study, protection, and preservation of birds and other forms of wildlife in the state of Georgia. This collection includes pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and letters from 1978-1979.
Dates:
1978 - 1979
Georgia Publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-63
Scope and Contents
These papers consist of periodicals from Georgia in the 1800s to the early 1900s. Periodicals dated before and during the Civil War promote the view of pro-slavery and updates of the Confederate States during the war. After the war, the periodicals turn to more domestic issues, such as education for children and common medical issues. Many of the periodicals contain information pertaining to agriculture and new ways and techniques to approach...
Dates:
1839 - 1979
Georgia Semiquincentenary
Collection — Item 1
Collection number: MS-78
Scope and Contents
A pamphlet on the semiquincentenary of Georgia in 1983.
Dates:
1983
Harry Stillwell Edwards Collection
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-51
Scope and Contents
Author and journalist Harry Stillwell Edwards was born in Macon, Georgia.His formal education was cut short by the Civil War, but he read extensively in the Library of Congress while working as a clerk in the U. S. Treasury.He returned home to Macon in 1874, studied law at Mercer University, and was admitted to the bar, but never actively practiced due to his passion for writing. He published several short stories and novels. He eventually became editor and owner of...
Dates:
1897-1967; Other: Majority of material found in 1928, 1966, 1967; Acquired: 1999-12-26
J. Randall Walker Papers
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-16
Scope and Contents
John Randall Walker(February 23, 1874 – July 21, 1942) was a U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia. In 1912, Walker was elected to the 63rd United States Congress as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and served two additional terms in that seat until losing his bid for reelection in 1918. [He seems to have lived in Valdosta, Georgia, during some of the time he was in Congress]
The Collection consists of one archival box (5" deep) of correspondence...
Dates:
1913-1917; Other: Majority of material found within 1915 - 1916; Acquired: 1967-02-16
John Adam Treutlen
Collection
Collection number: MS-165
Scope and Contents
Land grant to John Adam Treutlen for 400 acres near Savannah from King George III. Includes direction of what the Governor was supposed to do to the land and what rights he and his heirs have to the land. Information on back of the deed dates it at June 1767.
Dates:
June 1767; Acquired: 2018-04-03
Langdale Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-30
Scope and Contents
Harley Langdale(1914-2013) graduated from Valdosta High School.He then attended the Citadel before transferring to the University of Georgia to study Forestry. He was the first person from Lowndes County to receive a BSF Degree in Forestry from UGA. Mr. Langdale became the third Registered Forester in the state of Georgia. He was actively engaged in practicing forestry and developing markets for forest products since 1937 and was a consistent leader in the industry for over 70 years. Under...
Dates:
Acquired: 2003-05-16
Magnolia Stock Farm Ledgers
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-32
Scope and Contents
An early attempt at summarizing the contents of the box is found with the books. The letter is not dated but provides the majority of the information in the biography. This letter contains the history of the farm along with a list of different names. The names are categorized as names, overseers, proprietor of general store, postmaster, and the names of the Negroes that worked the farm. The letter gives a brief history of the farm and the people involved with it, but it does...
Dates:
1883-1897
Maps and Geological Surveys
Collection
Collection number: MS-139
Scope and Contents
This collection contains maps of various types and places. Many concern Georgia and display such things as : Colleges and Universities, Highways, Companies, Railroads, Postal Routes. It also contains maps of specific places in Georgia: Valdosta, Lowdnes County, Originial Irwin County, Moody Air Force Base, Atlanta. Also included are Geological maps and surveys of various states, and two maps of the moon.
Dates:
1849 - 1982
Margaret Leonard / Long Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-126
Scope and Contents
Margaret (Sissy) Leonard and her family have a strong legacy in journalism and activism throughout the 20th century. The tradition started with her grandfather, George Long, who courageously criticized the Ku Klux Klan in his editorials for the Macon Telegraph in the early 1900s. Margaret's mother, Margaret Long, was a progressive journalist who worked at several newspapers in the southern United States. She managed to raise two children mostly on her own while also writing two published...
Dates:
1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Maxwell Williams Collection
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-147
Scope and Contents
Includes one box with orginal documents from Maxwell William's time at GSWC.
Dates:
1938 - 1941
M.E. Thompson Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-27
Scope and Contents
Melvin Thompson, the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia, served as the state's governor in 1947-48. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946.
The papers of M.E. Thompson consist primarily of correspondence relating to the Three Governors Controversy and Thompson’s subsequent campaign years. The major correspondents include Jimmy Carter, Phil Landrum, Herman...
Dates:
1947-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1947, 1954, 1956
Miscellaneous Publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-136
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of miscellaneous newspapers, mostly from the 1950's and 1960's. They cover a variety of topics including civil rights, Alaska statehood, and various centennial and commemorative editions.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain offensive language, viewpoints, imagery...
Dates:
1787 - 1905
Miscellaneous Reproductions of Historical Documents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-128
Scope and Contents
This collections contains a variety of reproductions and copies of historical documents. One portion concerns the history of South Georgia during the 1800s involving land grants and native american troubles. The rest are copies of papers dealing with presidental matters.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these...
Dates:
1787 - 1980
Moody Air Force Base
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-60
Scope and Contents
In the past Valdosta State College has collaborated with Moody Air Force Base to provide servicemen with educational programs. Programs such as Bootstrap that allowed active duty servicement to take courses at Valdosta State at night were in place in the late 60s to the 70s. This collection contains correspondence and applications concerning VSC/Moody Air Force Base projects including PREP (Predischarge Education Program), which was provided to servicement hoping to refresh their academic...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970's
Obadiah Moye Day Book and Ledger
Collection — Binder 1 & 2
Collection number: MS-82
Scope and Contents
Obadiah Moye was an early 19th century resident of Southeast Georgia. His birthdate is uncertain though possibly 1813 but he was appointed a postmaster in Effingham County, of Eden Georgia. He also lived in Grooverville Ga(1858), and Lowndes County. This is his Day Book/Ledger dated 1858.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items...
Dates:
1858
Park Avenue United Methodist Church Collection--Valdosta, Ga.
Collection — Folder 1
Collection number: MS-35
Scope and Contents
The First Twenty-Five Years Silver Anniversary Celebration Park Avenue Methodist Church, 1954-1979
Dates:
1954 - 1979
Patricia Sutherland Kelly Collection
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-116
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...
Dates:
Acquired: 2010-10-06
Sara Tillman Christmas Costume Dress
Collection — Item 1
Collection number: MS-44
Scope and Contents
Christmas Festival costume worn in the 1949 Christmas Festival. Donated by Sara Tillman.
Dates:
Acquired: 2000-07-13; 1949