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Valdosta Daily Times - Invasion Begins. Volume 30, Number 200

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The Atlanta Journal - Atlanta Takes the Weight Off Her Soul, August 15, 1945

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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Oral History interview with World War 2 veteran Bobby Gandy from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 53 minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with World War 2 veteran Carl Booth from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 hour and 34 minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with World War 2 veterans Carl Harrell and Willie McKinney from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 hour and 19 minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral history interview with Dan Brinson, 2007. Grady County (Ga.).

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Oral History interview with World War 2 Veteran Francis Allen from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 Hour and 11 minutes minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with World War 2 veteran John Walker from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 hour and 23 minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with Stacy Williamson from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 Hour and 19 minutes minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with World War 2 veterans Walter Godwin and Ralph Bishop from Grady County, Georgia. The interview is 1 hour and 34 minutes long. Filmed in 1999.

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Oral History interview with veterans during a banquet. The run time is 1 hour and 4 minutes. This was filmed in 1999.

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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...