May Day Festival
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Katherine C. Swidinski Scrapbook Collection
Collection — Book 1&Book2ofSwidinski_Scrapbooks
Collection number: MS-160
Abstract
The Katherine C. Swidinski Scrapbook Collection predominately features photographs from South Georgia State Normal College in Valdosta, Georgia, circa 1919-1920. The photographs were collected in two black scrapbooks created by Daisy Mae Culpepper, a 7th-grade student at the South Georgia State Normal College training school during the 1919-1920 school year. UUID: CA0BABC8-538B-D0A2-42E5-9079DD5EC379
Dates:
1919-1952; Majority of material found in 1920; Acquired: 2018-07-11
Richard Holmes Powell Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-2-1-1
Scope and Contents
The papers in this collection are of particular interest and importance. They are the earliest records of establishing a college in Southwest Georgia, and clearly indicate the city of Valdosta's and Lowndes County's desire to have an institute of higher learning. Powell took his job as the first president of the College very seriously, and this is reflected in his writings and correspondence. His papers outline the struggles of literally starting a school from the ground up, and deal with...
Dates:
1895 - 1933