May Day Festival
Scope and Contents
May Day was a tradition that had been on campus since the school's inception in 1913. It lasted until the 1956, ending after Georgia State Womans College became Co-ed. There was a break in the mid-1940's caused by wartime austerity. Modeled after the Old English May Day festival, every year featured a different theme, and a new May Queen and Court. Plays were held, and visitors came to view the festivities that always ended with a dance around the May Pole. As the years went on, MayDay evolved to include Play Day, with athletic exhibitions and competitions. The Archives has many images from past May Days, as well as news articles about the events, and original programs and invitations. In addition May Day is faeatured annually in the Pinecone annual and in our Events and Occations Flickr album.
Dates
- Acquired: 2011-05-17
- 1913 - 1956
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language
English
Source of Acquisition
Kate Swiderski
Method of Acquisition
signed deed of gift
Appraisal Information
photographs of May Day from 1934 and 1950 or 1951.
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2021-02-23: Revised for DACS compliance by Douglas Carlson
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
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu