MS. Manuscript Collections
Classification
Collection number: MS
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
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