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Annie Powe Hopper Award

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: UA-22-6
Scope and Contents The Annie Powe Hopper Award, named in honor of Valdosta State's first Dean of Women, is presented annually to a senior who represents the high academic standards and exemplifies the traditions of Valdosta State University. Miss Hopper arrived at South Georgia State Normal College (SGSNC) in 1920 and her first position was that of a teacher.  In 1922, SGSNC became a four-year institution and the name was changed to Georgia State Womans College (GSWC).  In the role of Dean, she insisted on...
Dates: 1964-present

Crockett Youmans Dance Studio Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-8
Scope and Contents Marie Crockett Youmans ran a dance studio for many years in Valdosta.  In the early years of South Georgia State Normal College she was on the faculty as Marie Holt Greene.  This collection documents the history of her dance studio. There are many photographs of dancers and dance recitals. There are letters to Mrs. Marie along with extra information (such as roll books for classes, sheet music to recitals, figurine collection information, and notes of dances presented at an annual...
Dates: 1949-1957; Acquired: 1984-05-07

Emory Bass Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-2
Scope and Contents Emory Pate Bass, born on 27 December, 1891, in Sumner, Georgia, became known as “the man who kept the fire alive in Washington” until Moody Air Force Base (closed from 1946-51) was reopened as a permanent base. He served in WWI as an officer and with Patton’s Third Army in Europe in WWII. Taking an active part in the American Legion, he served as State Commander in addition to serving as president of the local Rotary Club and as a two-term president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of...
Dates: 1940 - 1966; Acquired: 1972

Georgia Architectural and Historic Properties Survey

 Collection
Collection number: MS-178
Scope and Contents

The Georgia Historic Resources Survey of Lowndes County was a project by the Valdosta Heritage Foundation beginning in 2000. The collection consists of property survey of historic structures in Valdosta, Quitman, rural Brooks County and the Turner County towns of Rebecca and Sycamore.

Dates: 1980-1981

Georgia Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-84
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...
Dates: Acquired: 1999

Governor's Honors Program

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-29
Scope and Contents The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors during the program. The program offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom. It is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders. Valdosta State hosted the GHP from...
Dates: 1983 - 1997

History of South Georgia State Normal College and Georgia State Womans College

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-31
Scope and Contents The Histories of SGSNC and GSWC includes general memorabilia about/from the colleges.  The topics and subject matters are varied.  This collection provides a wide range of artifacts, including, but not limited to:  correspondence, mimeographs, newspaper articles, pamphlets, programs, a deed, brochures, and personal keepsakes.  Most of the artifacts were in good to descent condition, few were in fair condition.  A large amount of the content in this collection is in the original format. ...
Dates: 1906 - 1950; Acquired: 2004-04-01

James Beck Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-3
Scope and Contents James Beck was a three term Valdosta mayor in the 1960's and 1970's and later served in the Georgia House of Representatives, first being elected in 1975. He later served at least until 1990 as representative. The 15 boxes of materials in the James Beck Collection contain correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings that document his government service. Topics include railroads, the Valdosta Municipal Airport, Moody Air Force Base, re-elections, the Planning Commission, Education,...
Dates: Created: 1966-1990

Langdale Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-30
Scope and Contents Harley Langdale(1914-2013) graduated from Valdosta High School.He then attended the Citadel before transferring to the University of Georgia to study Forestry. He was the first person from Lowndes County to receive a BSF Degree in Forestry from UGA. Mr. Langdale became the third Registered Forester in the state of Georgia. He was actively engaged in practicing forestry and developing markets for forest products since 1937 and was a consistent leader in the industry for over 70 years. Under...
Dates: Acquired: 2003-05-16

Lawson Belville Jones Collection

 Collection
Collection number: MS -185
Scope and Contents

Memories of Lawson Belville Jones. Jones was born in Valdosta Georgia in 1904. He attended the training school at South Georgia State Normal School starting in 1913.

Dates: 2023-06-27

Leona Strickland Hudson Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-50
Scope and Contents The Leona Hudson Collection held at the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections contains information relevant to topics as diverse as South Georgia History, the Valdosta Social Scene, Missionaries in China, a history of devotional literature, Nazi trials, the military in Korea, and images from years of travel around the world. The collection spans a long time period, from 1884-2008, and is equally rich across those time periods. Since both Rosa Strickland and her daughter...
Dates: 1870-2007; Acquired: 2008

M.E. Thompson Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-27
Scope and Contents Melvin Thompson, the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia, served as the state's governor in 1947-48. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. The papers of M.E. Thompson consist primarily of correspondence relating to the Three Governors Controversy and Thompson’s subsequent campaign years.  The major correspondents include Jimmy Carter, Phil Landrum, Herman...
Dates: 1947-1980; Other: Majority of material found in 1947, 1954, 1956

Media Services

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: UA-15-14

The Lowndes County Review

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-110
Scope and Contents

This collection contains copies of the Lowndes County Review dating from July 2001-December 2002.

Dates: Publication: 2001 - 2002

The Valdosta Post

 Collection — Box: 1
Collection number: MS-109
Abstract

The Valdosta Post was a locally owned daily newspaper that ran from October 1, 1988 - January 27, 1989.  The Post ceased operation after the release of the January 27, 1989 issue, while talks were being held to discuss the potential sale of the newspaper.

Dates: 1988 - 1989

Valdosta Daily Times

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-119
Scope and Contents Contains scattered copies of the Valdosta Daily Time from 1927- 1963 as well as partial clippings.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...
Dates: 1927 - 1963

Valdosta Daily Times Photo Morgue

 Collection
Collection number: MS-183

Valdosta Georgia History

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-14
Scope and Contents The folders predominantly consisted of papers concerning the arts in Valdosta, Georgia. The only items which strayed from the arts theme were the photos of downtown Valdosta, Valdosta State University, and the Lowndes county courthouse. There were six folders total and some oversized loose items categorized below as folder seven. A majority of information was packed into folders five and six which contained data about a program called Childrens Authors: Their Impact on Human Values, and a...
Dates: 1960-1976

Valdosta Immigration Protest, 2015. Digital Photographs

 File — Container: Bag (Dark Archive), Electronic Record: valdosta-protest_photos_20151024_bag
Collection number: UA-22-53-001
Scope and Contents

Digital photographs of protesters and counter protesters at the Valdosta, Georgia courthouse on October 24, 2015 regarding Muslim immigration. Photographs created by John W. Rogers and uploaded to SmugMug.com in 2015. 62 born digital images.

Dates: 2015-10-24

Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-61
Scope and Contents

This collection contain publications distributed by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce including: Valdosta Magazine, METRO, Valdosta Scene, and Progress (1986-)

Dates: 1986-

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Atlanta Journal Constitution 1
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Bailey, Hugh C., President (Bailey, Hugh Coleman), 1929-2012 3
Georgia State Womans College 3
Leona Strickland Hudson 3
Training School South Georgia State Normal College (SGSNC) 3
Board of Trustees, Agricultural, Industrial, and Normal College of South GA 2
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General Assembly of the State of Georgia, 1906 2
Hopper, Annie Powe 2
Lena J. Hawks 2
Manhattan Theater Company 2
Moody Air Force Base (Ga.) 2
Powell, Betsy 2
Reade, Dr. Frank R. 2
Southern Airways, Inc. 2
Student Artist Series-GSWC 2
Valdosta Concert Association 2
Allen Ivan, 1911-2003 1
American Legion 1
Arts, Inc. 1
Bass, Emory 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Coley, Fannie Davis 1
Crockett Youmans Dance Studio 1
Davis, Willie Pearl 1
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 1
Elliott, Charles H. 1
Elliott, Ethel 1
Emory Pate Bass 1
Fallon, Richard G. 1
Focus on Valdosta 1
Gabard, William M. 1
Gandy, Thomas W. 1
George, Walter F. (Walter Franklin), 1878-1957 1
Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives 1
Gulliver, Harold 1
Hambrick, Thera 1
Herman E. Talmadge (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002 1
Hudson, Leona Strickland 1
James Beck 1
Koinigsburg, Elaine 1
Langdale, Harley, 1888-1972 1
Leona Hudson 1
Lillian Patterson 1
Lowndes County Historical Society (Lowndes County, Ga.) 1
M.E. Thompson, (Melvin Earnest), 1903-1980 1
Martin, S. (Sidney) Walter 1
McClenny, R.J., Mrs. 1
Medora Field Perkeson 1
Moody, George P. 1
National Endowment for the Humanities 1
National Recovery Administration (U.S. 1
Nevins, Beatrice 1
Peeples, John N. 1
R.H. Powell 1
Rinehart and Co., Inc. 1
Rogers, John W. 1
South Georgia State Normal College 1
Tallahassee Youth Orchestra 1
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 1
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-200 1
Teasley, Luke 1
Thaxton, J. Ralph, Dr. 1
The Valdosta Daily Times (1867-present) (Valdosta, Georgia) 1
Theatre Guild Valdosta 1
Thompson, M.E. (Melvin Earnest), 1903-1980 1
Training School’s Parent-Teacher Association SGSNC 1
University Sytem of Georgia Board of Regents 1
Valdosta (Ga.). Mayor (1966-1970 : Beck) 1
Valdosta (Ga.). Mayor (1972-1974 : Beck) 1
Valdosta Children's Theatre 1
Valdosta Musical Association 1
Valdosta Opera Guild 1
Valdosta State University 1
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Valdosta Symphony Guild 1
Valdosta Youth Orchestra 1
Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce 1
White Columns in Georgia 1
White Gables 1
Williams, Monet 1
Williams, Walter, Mrs 1
Womens Society of Christian Service 1
Worsley, Dale 1
Wymodausis 1
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