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Odum Library (Valdosta State University)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Library AV Materials

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-15-10-1
Scope and Contents

Contains introductory multi-media materials for Odum Library. Involving a Odum Library Orientation film "Where's Howard?", and a Tour of the VSC Library slide show.  Circa 1979. Also included unmarked cassette tapes possibly blank.

Dates: circa 1979

Library Building

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-15-22
Scope and Contents

Contains the history of Valdosta State's Library including pictures and papers about Powell Hall which served as library for the school until Odum Library was built. It contains papers from the library built in the 70's including floor plans and correspondence concerning the interior alterations and problems. Project manuals, correspondence and plans for the Odum Library Addition are also included as well.

Dates: Acquired: 2004-06-24; 1970's

Library Dedications

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-15-18-1
Scope and Contents

Contains Dedication pamphlets from the Libraries of Valdosta State. In 1941 Powell Library was dedicated. Powell was in use until 1972 when a new library was completed that would eventually be named Odum Library. In 2004 Odum dedicated a new addition that doubled the size of the library.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1941,1972, 2001, 1991

Library Events

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-15-20-1
Scope and Contents

This collection contains items relating to Odum Library Events and Receptions mostly banners, though there is some correspondence planning events.

Dates: 1935-1948, 1993-2022

Library Faculty Minutes

 File — Box 18, Folder: 1
Collection number: 1
Scope and Contents

Library Faculty Minutes 2005 - 2014

Dates: Acquired: 2001-04-19; 1913 - 2018

Library General Files

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-15-19-1
Scope and Contents The Library at Valdosta State has gone through a number of changes over the years. This collection is a large one, that displays the ways that the school's library has grown. The Accession Records list the books that South Georgia State Normal College, and later Georgia State Woman's College added to their library from the years February 1913 to November 1958. The collection contains general files for the Library from 1969 onward, listing staff meeting minutes(1969-1994), memos,...
Dates: Acquired: 2001-04-19; 1913 - 2018

Library History

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-15-15
Scope and Contents

This collection contains information relating to the history of the library.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1970's, 1989-2017

Library Instruction

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: UA-15-13-1
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials produced by the Library for specific cours/classes during the 1990s.

Dates: 1990's

Mary Remer Parramour Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-68
Abstract Mary Remer Parramour (Dec. 30, 1929 – Dec. 24, 1996) was born in Valdosta Georgia. She was the second child of Dinah Roberts and Redden Lamb Parramore. She graduated from Valdosta State College among the first class in 1951. Worked as an office manager for Dr. Joe Brannen for over 20 years. Civil and social associations she belonged to included the Valdosta Junior Service League, the Cotillion Club, Valdosta Mystery Club, the Reader’s Forum, the Lowndes...
Dates: 1947 - 1973; Acquired: 2002-05-09

Naming Ceremony of Gertrude Gilmer Odum Library, March 27, 1991, 2021-03-08

 File — Box 39A, Folder: 8
Collection number: Folder 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Dr. Hugh Coleman Bailey was the sixth president of Valdosta State College.  Appointed by the board of Regents in 1978, Dr. Bailey served fro 23 years (1978-2002).  He was born July 2, 1929, in berry, Alabama.  Dr. Bailey graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, with a B.A. in history in 1950.  He went on to get his M.A. in 1951 and his Ph.D. in 1954 from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  He married Joan Seever in 1962 and they have two daughters.   He...
Dates: March 27, 1991; Digitized: 2021-03-08

Naming Ceremony of Gertrude Gilmer Odum Library, March 27, 1991

 Digital Work
Collection number: 65107866-816B-3AAD-48FC-7A3ED733AA44

Odum Library 50th Anniversary

 Collection
Collection number: UA-15-20-2
Scope and Contents

This collection has informational posters from exhibit on 1st floor, South Lobby during Spring Semester 2022.

Dates: Event: April 2022

Odum Library Annual Report FY 2021 (Bag), 2021

 File
Collection number: 8599B9DD-BB1F-B8B4-4383-39FE621B868F

Odum Library Annual Report FY 2023, 2022-06 - 2023-06

 File
Collection number: UA-15-16-1-ER-2023-001
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Annual Report of the Library/Self-Study for Valdosta State University Library 1925-1970, and for Odum Library 1989-2007, 2011.

Dates: 2022-06 - 2023-06

Odum Library Annual Report FY 2024, 2023 - 2024

 Item
Collection number: 2151b9ec-4aa2-4a79-bc6d-c8b753d3241d
Content Description

Odum Library Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, Georgia. United States. 1 Electronic document (.pdf). 35 pages. 3.94 MB.

Dates: 2023 - 2024

Odum Library Banners and Signs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-15-17-1
Scope and Contents

Contains Banners, Signs, and Posters that have been hung in Odum Library. These might be informational, directional, or event related. They date from 1993-present day.

Dates: 1993-present

Odum Library Staff tree 2010

 File — Box 1, Folder: 6
Collection number: 6
Scope and Contents

List of Odum library staff from 2010.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1970's, 1989-2017

Odum Library Usage Statistics 2020-2024

 Unprocessed
Collection number: aq-2024-056