Georgia--History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
A Brief History of Early Methodist Societies & Meeting Houses in the Broad River Valley of Georgia
Digital Work
Collection number: C7DDB5E9-B58E-36BD-4A15-84AB4805E8A5
Dates:
1986
David Williams Papers
Collection
Collection number: UA-23-20
Abstract
Oral history interviews with Georgia residents during the Depression era, 1920's-40's.
Dates:
Acquired: 2011-04-29
Folder 3: Walker Papers - January - July, 1915
File — Box 1, Folder: 3
Collection number: 3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from constituents concerning:
Political appointments, Postmaster appointments, a request for books for a school library in Hoboken, Georgia, Dept. of Agriculture - seed requests, get-well wishes, request for a pension. Many letters back and forth concerning requsts for appointments to postmaster positions, the Naval Academy, universities, and railroad positions.Corresponents:
Hugh M. Dorsey, P. C. Woods, John W. Bennett, Leo Cook, S. F. Memory,...
Dates:
Created: 1913-1917
Folder 6: Walker Papers - May - December 1916
File — Box 1, Folder: 6
Collection number: 6
Scope and Contents
Correspondence to and from Walker concerning:
Pensions, Anti-war sentiments, postal routes, postal carriers positions, farm interests,
A petition to appoint Thomas Casey for a mail carrier position, suggestions for a counter petition.
Correspondents:
Louis Will, H.J. Carter, Albert Crenshaw, C.A. Ward, Joe M. Branch, Thomas E. Casey, Robert Williams, C.C. Gould.
Dates:
Created: 1913-1917
Georgia Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-84
Scope and Contents
The Georgia Collection contains items pertaining to the history of the state. Included are: speeches and writings by famous Georgians; Georgia maps and flags.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain offensive language, viewpoints, imagery or other forms of objectionable content. Such...
Dates:
Acquired: 1999
Georgia Publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-63
Scope and Contents
These papers consist of periodicals from Georgia in the 1800s to the early 1900s. Periodicals dated before and during the Civil War promote the view of pro-slavery and updates of the Confederate States during the war. After the war, the periodicals turn to more domestic issues, such as education for children and common medical issues. Many of the periodicals contain information pertaining to agriculture and new ways and techniques to approach...
Dates:
1839 - 1979
Georgia Semiquincentenary
Collection — Item 1
Collection number: MS-78
Scope and Contents
A pamphlet on the semiquincentenary of Georgia in 1983.
Dates:
1983
History Department Student Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-8-9-1
Scope and Contents
Contains papers from Students of the History Department 1960-1970s on a variety of topics.
Dates:
1960's-1970's
J. Randall Walker Papers
Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-16
Scope and Contents
John Randall Walker(February 23, 1874 – July 21, 1942) was a U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia. In 1912, Walker was elected to the 63rd United States Congress as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and served two additional terms in that seat until losing his bid for reelection in 1918. [He seems to have lived in Valdosta, Georgia, during some of the time he was in Congress]
The Collection consists of one archival box (5" deep) of correspondence...
Dates:
1913-1917; Other: Majority of material found within 1915 - 1916; Acquired: 1967-02-16
Miscellaneous Publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-136
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of miscellaneous newspapers, mostly from the 1950's and 1960's. They cover a variety of topics including civil rights, Alaska statehood, and various centennial and commemorative editions.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain offensive language, viewpoints, imagery...
Dates:
1787 - 1905
Miscellaneous Reproductions of Historical Documents
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-128
Scope and Contents
This collections contains a variety of reproductions and copies of historical documents. One portion concerns the history of South Georgia during the 1800s involving land grants and native american troubles. The rest are copies of papers dealing with presidental matters.Harmful Content Policy:
Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collection’s collection houses materials collected to elucidate the past. We recognize that users may encounter some items within these...
Dates:
1787 - 1980
South Georgia Folklife Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: UA-22-12
Scope and Contents
This multi-genre ethnographic collection is an outgrowth of the South Georgia Folklife Project founded by Dr. Laurie Sommers in 1996. It reflects 10 years of field documentation and public programs from 1996 to 2006. Highlights of the collection include Southeast Georgia Sacred Harp, Okefenokee Music Survey, Flint River fisheries, Traditions of Turpentiners, Folkwriting (Lessons on Place, Heritage, and Traditions for Georgia Classrooms), online exhibits, and a radio archives of documentary...
Dates:
1996 - 2006
The Moultrie Observer, May 17, 1954
Item — Box 6, Item: 15
Collection number: Item 15
Scope and Contents
Headline reads: "School Segregation Unconstitutional, High Court Rules."
Dates:
Created: May 17, 1954