Overview This oral history interview with Mack Homer documents his early life in Valdosta, Georgia, and his connection to River Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Homer recalls childhood experiences attending the church, family relationships, and participation in church-based education and community life. He describes being raised within an extended family network, including grandparents, aunts, and cousins, and reflects on the role of the church as a central social and spiritual institution....

Scope and Contents Maria Tillman compiled sufficient notes, documents, and letters for one to grasp what life was like in Lowndes County during the late 19th Century. The material she has compiled provides a real understanding of the social and economical history of Lowndes County. The box consists mostly of Marie Tillman’s work on obtaining general information ranging from the construction of churches to agriculture in Lowndes County.  The notes concentrate on the establishment of churches and soldiers from...

Scope and Contents This scrapbook, compiled by Elizabeth Mary Parrish in 1925, contains 77 pages of photographs documenting her family, friends, and student life at Georgia State Womans College. The images depict campus buildings, social activities, and personal moments, providing insight into collegiate experiences and cultural context during the early 20th century in Valdosta, Georgia.This item was loaned to the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections for digitization. The...

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The document is a detailed record of Mayor and City Council Elections from 1962-1982. The record includes candidates' names, political parties, winners, and information regarding each election, including topics like: voting percentage, and candidate platforms.

Scope and Contents This collection contains two photocopied books of handwritten ledgers. The first McLeod and Mauldin Daybook ranges from 1839-1840 and was from Snatchville in Lowndes County Georgia. The other ledger is from 1843-1845. These might be grocery store ledgers.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...

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The letter, dated August 18, 1983, is written by Todd Johnson the lead Council on the Valdosta Civil Action case, to Sam Matchett a summer intern. The document details voting strategy based on a conversation between Todd Johnson and a councilmen from Milledgeville.

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The report, dated March 7, 1985, details the minutes form a regular Valdosta City Council meeting. The topics of the document includes: election results, administration of oaths of office, ordinance amending, rezoning, victims-witness assistance program, and historic boundaries.

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The letter, dated April 17, 1984, is addressed to the participants of the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL. The topic of the letter is to update negotiations in the Voting Rights Suit and on depositions form January 1984 through April 1984.

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The Retainer Agreement, dated July 29, 1983, is written by Willie Houseal as the Executive Director of the Winnerville's Coalition Consultants. The documents describes how Christopher Coates is seeking a Civil Action lawsuit against the City of Valdosta for present voting systems as unconstitutional and violating the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and describes the cooperation of the Winnersville Coalition Consultants for the suit.

Scope and Contents These seven folders contain tributes to the educational work of Carl Vinson, Richard Russell, Walter George, Shell Hartley, Ambrose Cleaveland, Edward Cox, M.D.Collins Several of them concern the Georgia Vocational Education.  There are also photocopied photographs of African American schools such as the Magnolia Colored school in Lowndes County and the work of the Vocational Education program with these schools.  The tributes were written by Shell E. Hartley.Harmful Content...

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, April 5, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, April 12, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, April 19, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, April 26, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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Hahira Historical Society, February 1, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, February 8, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, February 15, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, Thursday, February 22, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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The Hahira Gold Leaf, no. 51, Thursday, January 4, 1973. Community Archives, Hahira Historical Society Collection, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.