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Welcome to the VSU Digital Repository. Vtext is a Master of Library and Information Science Program and Odum Library initiative. Vtext is an open access digital repository maintained by the Odum Library to collect, preserve, and distribute Valdosta State University's intellectual capital in ways not currently supported by traditional library and publication models. Repositories are important tools for preserving an organization's legacy; they facilitate digital preservation and scholarly communication.

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  • Shaw, Bryan Lee; Moore, Jesse (2017-09)
    This newsletter, serves to honor John Moore and Nancy Osteen Moore, the parents of Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, by detailing their history and the story of their grave site. John and Nancy were pioneering settlers in South ...
  • Shaw, Bryan Lee (2016-09)
    This document provides a detailed account of Pvt. Barzilla Allen's service and ultimate fate during the Civil War. He enlisted in the Confederate cause in early 1862, leaving his family in Georgia, including his pregnant ...
  • Shaw, Bryan Lee (2015-09)
    This newsletter profiles Clyde Chester Shaw, a grandson of Francis Marion Shaw. Born in a log cabin in rural Georgia, Clyde quit school early to help his family after his father's accident. His career was marked by a series ...
  • Shaw, Bryan Lee (2015-06)
    This newsletter profiles Rossie O. Knight, a son of Sovin and Eliza Allen Knight, whose life was significantly marked by misfortune, particularly due to his service in World War I. His early life included the burning down ...
  • Shaw, Bryan Lee (2014-09)
    This newsletter profiles Mary Idell Shaw Ennis, the last surviving grandchild of Francis Marion and Rachel Moore Allen Shaw, who lived for an extraordinary 104 years. Born in Georgia, Mary Idell left home at 15 for ...

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