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MS. Manuscript Collections

 Classification
Collection number: MS

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Senator Tim Golden Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-143
Scope and Contents Tim Golden was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1990-1998. Starting in 1998 Golden served Georgia as a Democratic Senator of the 8th District, and continued to serve his district despite his switch to the Republican Party in 2010. In 2014 he announced he would not be seeking reelection. An alumni of Valdosta State University, Golden served as Chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee, Vice-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which is charged with writing...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2000 - 2015
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Senator Tim Golden Collection

Shell E. Hartley Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-10
Scope and Contents These seven folders contain tributes to the educational work of Carl Vinson, Richard Russell, Walter George, Shell Hartley, Ambrose Cleaveland, Edward Cox, M.D.Collins Several of them concern the Georgia Vocational Education.  There are also photocopied photographs of African American schools such as the Magnolia Colored school in Lowndes County and the work of the Vocational Education program with these schools.  The tributes were written by Shell E. Hartley.Harmful Content...
Dates: Acquired: 1999-07-25
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Shell E. Hartley Collection

Sibley Report

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-168
Scope and Contents In 1960 the Georgia Assembly set up a committee on schools, ordered it to hold hearings throughout Georgia and find out how people felt about the future of their schools. The main topic was how Georgia should handle court ordered integration. The commission heard 1800 people (1600 whites and 200 Negroes[sic])and issued two separate reports. While both reports agreed that education was better served by separation of the races, there were different ways to react to forced integration. This...
Dates: 1960
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Sibley Report

Snake Nation Press Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-106
Abstract

Snake Nation Press is a small publishing company based in Valdosta Ga. Founded by Roberta George, they published their first review in 1989, and except for a brief hiatus in '99, have released them yearly. Motivated to be active in the community and increase interest in literature, they host a writing group on Saturdays where local writers convene to critique their current works.

Dates: 1989-present; Acquired: 2011-04-29
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Snake Nation Press Collection

Society of Georgia Archaeology

 Collection — Item 1
Collection number: MS-157
Scope and Contents

A poster from the Society of Georgia Archaelogy.

Dates: 2016
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Society of Georgia Archaeology

South Georgia

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-43
Scope and Contents

This collection contain invitations and brochures to regional cultural activities throughout South Georgia. Some are one time or yearly events while others are tourism centers that are open year round. Most of the materials are from the 1980s though there are some later papers.

Dates: 1980-2002
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / South Georgia

Thomas Edward Watson--The Jeffersonian

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-15
Scope and Contents The Jeffersonian was a weekly newspaper published by Jeffersonian Publishing, which was owned by Thomas E. Watson. The paper served to promote the Populist Party. Watson would use the paper as a platform for Watsons attacks against the Catholic church, African Americans, Jews, the League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, and the war effort in World War I. Watsons publications served an organized boycott and a federal prosecution for mailing obscene literature, and would not be silenced...
Dates: 1908-1911
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Thomas Edward Watson--The Jeffersonian

Valdosta/Lowndes County Industries

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-121
Scope and Contents

Lowndes County Industry Survey & Historical Railways of Valdosta

Dates: 1950
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / Valdosta/Lowndes County Industries