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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

An Anniversary Oration: Patronage of the Arts and Sciences, 1848 February 22, 1848-02-22

 Item
Collection number: CA/005-f04-001
Description The text of a speech written and delivered by W. B. Bennet (William Baker Bennet, 1827-1908) before the Phi Delta Society on February 22, 1848, at Mercer University, then located in Penfield, Georgia. Bennet describes the nation's important role in supporting learning and the arts, using the example of Ancient Greece, and encouraging similar appreciation in America for developing a culture that values intellect and artistic expression. He particularly stresses the power of oratory in a...
Dates: 1848-02-22

[Article]: "On the Bone Horse of Hookland" / by C.L. Nolan, originally aired in 1936, reprinted 2022

 Article — Box 1, Folder: 1
Description

A transcription of a BBC National Programme talk give in 1936 by author and folklorist C.L. Nolan.

Dates: Publication: originally aired in 1936, reprinted 2022

Eleanor Roosevelt Library Dedication (Digital Objects)

 Digital Collection
Collection number: E0E115E5-1D61-5F85-4502-94A539376CB9

  Valdosta State University Alumni Association Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-24
Scope and Contents The SGSNC Alumnae Association began in May of 1918, although some publications put it in 1917.  It has continued on to the present day, as the VSU Alumni Association.  The VSU Alumni Association collection contains materials from 1918 to the present.  The purpose of the association is to keep the school's Alumni involved personally and financially with the college.  Thus, the bulk of the collection is correspondence and published newsletters.  The early Alumni performed other functions, such...
Dates: 1917 - 2001; Majority of material found in 1924-1932, 1960's -1970's; Acquired: 1995-10-16