Scope and Contents The Charles Albert Converse Papers include personal letters Charles wrote to his family while in Great Britain, reports on the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy during the London Blitz, Western Union telegraphs, miscellaneous correspondence, a memorial book from Charles’s funeral, and newspaper and magazine clippings.Digitized in 2018. 415 Files, 141 Folders. 11.0 GB (11,848,695,033 bytes).Subject Headings:Converse, Charles Albert (1904-1940); Diplomatic and...

Scope and Contents The Charles Albert Converse Papers include personal letters Charles wrote to his family while in Great Britain, reports on the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy during the London Blitz, Western Union telegraphs, miscellaneous correspondence, a memorial book from Charles's funeral, and newspaper and magazine clippings.Harmful Content Policy: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that...

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Frank Reade's 'book' "Ride Boldly, Ride" on his grandfather Frank Smith Robertson CSA Wonderful family history.

Reade, Frank R. "Ride Boldly, Ride," 1956. Manuscript. Frank R. Reade Papers (UA-2-1-3), Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1167

Scope and Contents Reade's papers invite leisurely perusal to appreciate his humor and erudition.  His papers are expansive, covering topics from his family and genealogy to administrative correspondence to correspondence with and photographs of the famous men and women of his day.  The collection includes books, journals, correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, drawings, photographs, and realia.  The correspondence ranges from a manuscript of a Civil War era diary by Frank Smith Robertson (1841-1926), Reade's...

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Family photos and genealogical assets for the family of Joyce and George Aigen. Includes interviews with George Aigen. George Aigen served in World War II between 1944-1946. (Company B, 1269th Combat Engineer Battalion, 6th Army Group; 44th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade) He participated in the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945. The personal narratives of George Aigen are part of the Veteran's History Project (AFCX/2001/001/95454) at the Library of Congress.

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3-Minute VSU History Research Videos created by 1102 Honors English, Spring 2018. 10 video files. Downloaded from YouTube.

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Black plaster plaque featuring a sculpture of the "Ruptured Duck" medal that was issued to each honorably discharged World War II veteran. On the side of the plaque is a small button on a ribbon. The button also features the "Ruptured Duck" motif. The button was presented to Lieutenant Colonel Pleasant Eugene Irby, USMC, of Ponca City, Oklahoma. It was donated by his family.

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...

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Louis Schmier was a professor of history at Valdosta State University for 45 years. He retired in 2013 and donated a large collection of materials to the VSU Archives and Special Collections. This is comprised of novels about World War II, Journal articles about World War I, and sources about German history relating to World War II. In addition there are costumes he used when teaching and posters from the VSC "Week of Seminars" events in the 1970's.

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National Negro Congress. Defense training and jobs for Negroes: Our Wartime Responsibility and Opportunity. Washington DC: Washington Council, 1942. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2990. URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2990

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Description:Documentary from Innsbruck (journal, report, or diary)

Original Label:Dugalds letters from Innsbruck; October 14 1945; October 21, 1945; letter from Chaplain 26 Jan 1945; Cedric Foster; Graduation from George Washington; Documentary from Innsbruck

Scope and Contents The SGSNC Alumnae Association began in May of 1918, although some publications put it in 1917.  It has continued on to the present day, as the VSU Alumni Association.  The VSU Alumni Association collection contains materials from 1918 to the present.  The purpose of the association is to keep the school's Alumni involved personally and financially with the college.  Thus, the bulk of the collection is correspondence and published newsletters.  The early Alumni performed other functions, such...

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Drew Chunn and Maia Romero. GSWC in World War II. 2018. 3-Minute VSU History Research Videos created by 1102 Honors English, Spring 2018. Video File (MP4).

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Austi Bruce and Logan Shade. "WWII and VSU: Defense Classes and Activities." 3-Minute VSU History Research Videos created for 1102 Honors English, Spring 2019. Video File (MP4).

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Ashley Bloodworth and Graysen Delegge. "The War at Valdosta College." 3-Minute VSU History Research Videos created by 1102 Honors English, Spring 2018. Video File (MP4).

Scope and Contents William Dean Mathes [1909-1969], of Morristown, Tennessee, served in World War II, in both the German and Pacific theaters. He served from 1944-1946, first in Germany and later in the Philippines after the German Surrender.  He was a military policeman and a member of the Regimental Band.  Before and after the worked as a book keeper and served at various times as a band director and choir director.  He died in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had moved two years before, in 1969.  His wife was...

Scope and Contents This collection holds promotional materials from World War II, most of which are posters.The posters involve programs such as :war bonds, civilian defense, air raids, and savings tips.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...