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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Folder 4: Undated Articles by Howard Leonard

 File — Box 7, Folder: 4
Collection number: Folder 4
Other Information

Howard Leonard's articles covering local and state politics. Johnson City, Tennesee. Early 1950's.

Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-126, Margaret Leonard / Long Collection / Box 7: Family

MS134-010 The segregation decisions : papers read at a session of the twenty-first annual meeting of the Southern Historical Association, Memphis Tennessee, November 10, 1955, 1956

 Book — Box 1, Book: 10
Collection number: MS/134-010
Scope and Contents

William Faulkner, Benjamin Mays, Cecil Sims. Introduction by Bell Wiley. Significant because of essay by Faulkner, but Benjamin Mays is often called the spiritual mentor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Important document showing how prominent Southerners viewed early Court decisions concerning desegregation and hoe they viewed the future. (description by seller)

Dates: 1956
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / MS-134, Civil Rights Papers / Box 1

William Dean Mathes Scrapbook,

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-25
Scope and Contents William Dean Mathes [1909-1969], of Morristown, Tennessee, served in World War II, in both the German and Pacific theaters. He served from 1944-1946, first in Germany and later in the Philippines after the German Surrender.  He was a military policeman and a member of the Regimental Band.  Before and after the worked as a book keeper and served at various times as a band director and choir director.  He died in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had moved two years before, in 1969.  His wife was...
Dates: 1941 - 1942; Acquired: 2001-06-28
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / William Dean Mathes Scrapbook,

William Knight Civil War Letters, 1861-1863

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-52
Abstract

The William W. Knight Civil War Letters Collection consists of correspondence authored by William Washington Knight during his service in the Civil War. The letters are addressed to his wife and father, and provide personal insights into his experiences on the battlefield. The collection includes copies of the original letters, dating from 1861 to 1863, and contains 36 handwritten letters.

Dates: 1861-1863; Acquired: 1985-01-03
Found in: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections / William Knight Civil War Letters, 1861-1863