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Berrien County (Ga.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: https://lccn.loc.gov/n81018206

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Berrien County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection

 Collection
Collection number: CA-012-003
Scope and Contents Official Historical Photos Project of the Berrien Historical Foundation. Berrien County Historical Foundation: Berrien County, Georgia Historical Photograph Collection. Online photograph collection downloaded from SmugMug on May 5, 2025. Includes over 16,000 photos on many subjects, including Berrien County High School, local businesses, sports events, churches, farming, timber and turpentine, family photo collections, and much more. This photograph collection is...
Dates: Acquired: 2025-06-01

Berrien County Historical Foundation

 Collection
Collection number: CA-012
Scope and Contents The Berrien County Historical Foundation Collection is a partnership between the Foundation and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to digitize, preserve, and provide access to materials documenting the history and families of Berrien County, Georgia. Established in 1995, the Foundation is dedicated to promoting local history through educational programming, community projects, and stewardship of archival resources. This digital collection features family...
Dates: Acquired: 2025-06-01

Deeds and Plats, Georgia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-18
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous residential and commercial deeds, platts, and maps from counties and towns in Southeast GA and Northeast FL. Places: Brunswick, Camden County, Nahunta, Ware County, Twiggs County, Brantley County, Glynn County, Colquitt County, Jacksonville. Dates range from 1803-1942. Digital image links are listed individually under Collection Digital Materials. The images are also accessible through https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/3945 .

Dates: 1767 - 1942

Girls Basketball Tournament, Ray City High School, Feb. 1949

 Collection
Collection number: CA-014-002-005
Scope and Contents

Girls Basketball Tournament, Ray Ciy High School, Feb. 1949. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

Pamphlet detailing the local Girls Basketball Tournament from February 1949. Illustrates the Tournament bracket and players on each team. It also features a number of advretisements from buisnesses within the surrounding area.

Dates: Feb. 1949

Indenture, Berrien County, 1872

 Digital Work
Collection number: vsu018-001os-005-007

Interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003

 File — Bag \folklife\prj1014\: Series PRJ1014, Folder: 065_nelson-la
Collection number: PRJ1014-065
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with L.A. "Stick" Nelson, July 10, 2003. Nashville (Ga.). Fieldworker: LeRoy Henderson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include family history and turpentining.Subjects: Georgia; Oral histories; Sound recordings; African Americans; Turpentine; Naval Stores; Turpentining; Turpentine industry and trade; Nelson, L.A. (1905-2004); Nashville...
Dates: July 10, 2003

Old Berrien: Newsletter of the Berrien Historical Foundation, Volume 1, Number 1, Fall Quarter 2007

 File
Collection number: CA-012-002-001
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Old Berrien Newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Berrien Historical Foundation beginning in 2007. Each issue highlights a distinctive aspect of Berrien County’s rich local history, from notable events and community landmarks to cultural traditions and regional folklore. After a publication hiatus from 2011 to 2022, the newsletter resumed in 2023 with continued exploration of local heritage. As of Summer 2025, a total of 17 issues have been...
Dates: Fall Quarter 2007

Old Berrien Newsletters, 2007 - 2025

 Collection
Collection number: CA-012-002
Scope and Contents The Old Berrien Newsletter is a quarterly publication produced by the Berrien Historical Foundation beginning in 2007. Each issue highlights a distinctive aspect of Berrien County’s rich local history, from notable events and community landmarks to cultural traditions and regional folklore. After a publication hiatus from 2011 to 2022, the newsletter resumed in 2023 with continued exploration of local heritage. As of Summer 2025, a total of 17 issues have been...
Dates: 2007 - 2025

Proceedings of the Union Association, October 14, 1922

 Digital Work
Collection number: 658EB267-F80C-B895-430A-B9161D36C643
Dates: October 14, 1922; Digitized: 2021-03-12

Ray City, City Council Meeting Minutes (Bound volumes), 1952 - 1982

 Series
Collection number: ca014-01-02
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 2 — July–September, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 3 — October–December, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 4 — January–March, 1991 Ray City Community News, Vol. 2, No. 4 — October–December, 1991 The Beacon — Ray City First Baptist Church newsletter, January 2, 1992 (supplemental document inside Vol. 2, No. 4) Ray City Community News, Vol. 3, No. 1 —...
Dates: 1952 - 1982

Ray City Community Library Collection

 Collection
Collection number: CA-014
Scope and Contents The Ray City Community Library Collection is a collaborative digital project between the Ray City Community Library and Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections to preserve and share the unique local history of Ray City, Berrien County, and the surrounding area in South Georgia. The collection draws upon the library’s holdings and the work of local historians, including the ...
Dates: Acquired: 2025-05

Ray City Community News (Newsletters), July 1990 - December 1992

 Series
Collection number: CA014-01-01
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 2 — July–September, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 3 — October–December, 1990 Ray City Community News, Vol. 1, No. 4 — January–March, 1991 Ray City Community News, Vol. 2, No. 4 — October–December, 1991 The Beacon — Ray City First Baptist Church newsletter, January 2, 1992 (supplemental document inside Vol. 2, No. 4) Ray City Community News, Vol. 3, No. 1 —...
Dates: July 1990 - December 1992

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 2, July - September, 1990

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-001
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 2, July - September, 1990. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 2 discusses how Ray City celebrates the 4th of July, the Ray City Voulenteer Fire Department, updates from the Commnity Development Council, and Housing Rennovations.

Dates: July - September, 1990

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 3, October - December, 1990

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-002
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 3, October - December, 1990. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 3 discusses an upcoming Fall Festival, the expirences of a lifelong local, advretises the Ray's Mill Pond Cafe and features a couple of essays by Ray City Elementary student Kristi Johnson.

Dates: October - December, 1990

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 4, January - March, 1991

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-003
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 1, No. 4, January - March, 1991. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 1 No. 4 discusses landscaping in the community, the development of Ray City School, the local Homecoming Commitee Report and the Gulf War.

Dates: January - March, 1991

Ray City Community News. Vol. 2, No. 4, October - December, 1991

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-004
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 2, No. 4, October - December, 1991. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 2 No. 4 discusses the Ray City Community Development Coucil, Octoberfest, an essay contest highlighting the work of Ray City Elementary students, and the local senior citizen's center.

Dates: October - December, 1991

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 1, January - March, 1992

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-005
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 1, January - March, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 1 discusses a caboose restoration project, the senior citizens center, a beauty pagent, and the Ray City Packers football team.

Dates: January - March, 1992

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 2, April - June, 1992

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-006
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 2, April - June, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 2 features an article by Daphinne Cooper on raising twins, a section congratulating the Ray City Elementary writing fair winners, discusses dirt-track car racing and highlights the school's basektball teams.

Dates: April - June, 1992

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 3, July - August, 1992

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-007
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 3, July - August, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 3 discusses a local Homecoming celebration for the 4th of July, updates on the caboose restoration project, and the origin of the city's logo and a look at the city's history.

Dates: July - August, 1992

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 4, October - December, 1992

 Item
Collection number: CA014-01-01-008
Scope and Contents

Ray City Community News. Vol. 3, No. 4, October - December, 1992. From the Ray City Community Library at Valdosta State University Archives and Speical Collections.

This item covers a variety of topics pretaining to the community of Ray City. In particular, Vol. 3 No. 4 discusses a piece of the city's history, the importance of voting, an arm wrestling competition, and Moody air Force Base's hurricane relief.

Dates: October - December, 1992