Georgia Collection
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Collection contains items pertaining to the history of the state. Included are: speeches and writings by famous Georgians; Georgia maps and flags.
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 or other forms of objectionable content. Such materials document the past and should be viewed within the context of their original time period. Providing online access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors depicted therein. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections is committed to upholding the principle of equal and free access to unaltered historical information. (based upon the statement for the Georgia Public Library Service on harmful content)
Dates
- Acquired: 1999
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
3.00 Boxes
Language
English
Source of Acquisition
Guy Frost
Method of Acquisition
One filled out Accessions Record with note given in 1999. Accession number 2000-23
Accruals and Additions
6-10-2015 signed deed of gift J. F. Spearman for John Mallory. History info from Coastal Plain Ridge Historical Society. 2-11-2008 signed note from Elaine Yontz donating two materials concerning Margaret Mitchell.
Other Descriptive Information
Map was unframed after it came to Archives.
General
Item 1 relocated to box 2.
- 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
- 2020-04-24: 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