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The Pinevale High School 50th Year Reunion Yearbook (2012) is a commemorative volume celebrating the Golden Year 50th Class Reunion of the Class of 1962 from Pinevale High School, a historically significant institution for African American students in Valdosta, Georgia. This yearbook captures the essence of the school's history, the accomplishments of its alumni, and the events of the reunion weekend held on May 25-27, 2012.

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Issues of Valdosta Chanber of Commerce publication, Progress, 1979 - 1984.

A box containing items for new residents of Valdosta labeled Your Key to Valdosta, including a 1978-1979 calendar, a guide to Valdosta, and banking information.

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Letter sent to "The dean of the one time Georgia State College for Women" from Lawson Jones describing his connection to the college.

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Emails exchange between Deborah Davis of the VSU Archives and Ann Puig, Mr. Jone's daughter.

In the emails, Jones relates more of his story and answer specific questions about his time at Georgia State Women's College.

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Report by WALB Valdosta (walb.com) on the fight to preserve Southside Historic Buildings, with a focus on the historic Liberty Theater.

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Jones' notes about his childhood memories of Valdosta.

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History of VSO from 1986-2018.

A copy of a brochure dated November 10, 2018, which contains a summary of the organization's history.

A spreadsheet of VSO organizational chart, 1990-2017.

A list of board of directors, 2018.

Malcolm Rainey's reflections on the creaton of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra.

A copy of an article from the Valdosta Daily Times, 2018, featuring Rainey.

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Commerative publiation celebrating Valdosta Wildcats Coach Bazemore.

Articles by jounalists and high school football community members.

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Published in 2002. Signed by Harley Langdale, Jr., John, John Wesley Langdale III.

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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.

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...

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...

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The scanned images are dated in 1968. They display students modeling outfits make in Mrs. Artie Marshall's Home Economics class at Pinevale High School. The photos were given to Dr. Houseal by Ms. Renae Marshall daughter of Mrs. Artie Marshall.

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The document, dated September 1-3, 2023, is a Pinevale High School alumni reunion book. The book includes introductions from the Pinevale Alumni Association's Chairman, Dr. Willie Houseal, a reunion agenda, information about the speakers, a Sunday worship service, the alma Mater, information about other Equalization schools in Valdosta like Magnolia and Dasher High school, list members of the alumni associations, and has class pictures for the 1962, 1963, and 1966 graduating classes.

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The scanned plaque, dated November 29 2007, includes a letter from the Valdosta City Schools Superintendent, Sam Allen, giving approval for a Pinevale Class of 1969 plaque. The plaque now placed in the old Pinevale High School campus describes Pinevale's history as a segregated school and how it affected student and faculty lives.

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Pinevale High School Yearbook, "The Tiger," 1960. Valdosta, Georgia. Original copies of the yearbooks are from Lowndes County Historical Society and were digitized by Mark George, Summer 2023.

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Pinevale High School Yearbook, "The Roaring Tigers," 1964. Valdosta, Georgia. Original copies of the yearbooks are from Lowndes County Historical Society and were digitized by Mark George, Summer 2023.