Scope and Contents
Dr. John Belcher was an associate professor of sociology at the University of Georgia. Dr. Belcher contributed most of his time to gather information regarding the living conditions of various populations ranging from small villages in Puerto Rico to rural Georgia in the nineteenth century. He served his field well in collecting required demographic information to further his study as well as to promote beneficial programs to aid society. Within the two boxes are rough draft letters concerning Park wood Development Center. Evidently, Dr. Belcher was asked or acted on his own accord to promote the institution. Also, there are several logs that are transcriptions of interviews concerning random topics, mainly church related topics that discuss rituals and the demographics of the congregation. There are brochures of the Valdosta/Lowndes area that entice people to open businesses and reside in the area. There are two essays that Dr. Belcher had a hand in writing that deal with living conditions, disaster impact, and rural Georgia sanitation norms in the nineteenth century. There is also a transcription of elderly living conditions. It is a survey that the elderly would take that concerned the smallest of detail in their daily life. Most of his works dealt with Camden County. He also wrote a pamphlet on healthcare service usage in Greene County, as well as Habersham County.
Dates
- 1959 - 1983
- Majority of material found in 1959, 1960, 1975, 1976, and 1983
Creator
- Belcher, John C. (John Chesloe) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
2.00 Boxes
Language
English
Source of Acquisition
John Belcher
Method of Acquisition
Found in Archives, predated 1999, Gift Form
- Camden County (Ga.) -- History
- Cost and standard of living--Puerto Rico.
- Don Cuddy
- Frederick L. Bates
- J. Adkins
- James Burke
- John C. Belcher
- Moody Air Force Base (Ga.)
- Park Wood Development Center
- Phil Waters
- Puerto Rico
- Robert W. Peddycoat
- South Georgia Medical Center
- Valdosta and Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce
- Wisenbaker, Buddy
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jason Luke
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2020-03-30: 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