Digitized Books

Digitized Books

 

The Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections’ digitization projects derive from physical documents housed within its archive. These materials are made broadly, publically, and freely available as part of the historical record and for educational purposes. The VSU Archives and Special Collections recognizes that users may encounter some items within these collections that contain offensive language, viewpoints, imagery, or other forms of objectionable content. Such materials document the past and should be viewed within the context of their original time period. Providing online access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors depicted therein. VSU Archives and Special Collections is committed to upholding the principle of equal and free access to unaltered historical information. (based upon the statement for the Georgia Public Library Service on harmful content)

Recent Submissions

  • Marshall Davis, Frank (First edition Chicago, Illinois : Black Cat Press, 1937)
    I am the American Negro features many poems by Davis. He concerned himself with portraying Black life, protesting racial inequalities, and promoting Black pride through his work.
  • London, Printed for J. Coote (London, Printed for J. Coote, 1759)
    A New geographical dictionary. This containing a full and accurate account of the several parts of the known world, as it is divided into continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. As well as the situation, ...
  • London, Printed for J. Coote (London, Printed for J. Coote, 1759)
    A New geographical dictionary. This containing a full and accurate account of the several parts of the known world, as it is divided into continents, islands, oceans, seas, rivers, and lakes. As well as the situation, ...
  • Longking, Joseph (New York : Published by Carlton & Phillips, Sunday School Union, 200 Mulberry-street, 1856)
    Notes, illustrative and explanatory, on the Holy Gospels. These arranged according to Townsend's Chronological New Testament by Joseph Longking. The Junior Superintendent of the Greene-street S. School, New York.
  • National Baptist Sunday School Convention and Institute (Philadelphia : American Baptist Publication Society, 1869)
    This scan is the 1869 November issue (2, 3, &4) of The first National Sunday School Convention of the United States under the auspices of the American Baptist Publication Society. Featuring different works "embracing , in ...
  • Davies, Samuel (Hartford : O. Newton, 1814)
    A system of family duty features text containing the duty which husbands, wives, parents, and children, owe to each other, in their respective situations. With an Appendix: containing I. An address to husbands and wives. ...
  • Robinson, Thomas (London : Printed for Gale and Fenner, 1815)
    This text, Scripture Characters, is otherwise known as: A practical improvement of the principal histories in the Old and New Testament. Made up of multiple volumes this is volume four of four. Written by Thomas Robinson, ...
  • Robinson, Thomas (London : Printed for Gale and Fenner, 1815)
    This text, Scripture characters is otherwise known as: A practical improvement of the principal histories in the Old and New Testament. Made up of multiple volumes this is volume three of four. Written by Thomas Robinson, ...
  • Duncan, Henry (Edinburgh : William Oliphant and Son ; Glasgow : William Collins ; Dublin : W. Curry & Co. ; London : Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1837)
    This is the fourth volume of four, and contains some notices of Man, him self, as regards his physical, intellectual, and moral powers; and closes with a summary of the argument which this analysis of Nature has exhibited.
  • Webster, Noah (New York, Johnson Reprint Corp. 1970, 1843)
    An American dictionary of the English language; with an introduction by Mario Pei. Intended to exhibit: The origin, affinities, and primary signification of English words, as far as they have been ascertained. As well as ...
  • Chesterfield Earl, Philip Dormer Stanhope; de Courcelles Lambert marquise de, Anne Thérèse de Marguenat; La Rochefoucauld duc de, François; Forrester, James; Burghley Baron, William Cecil; Blair, Hugh (Hartford : S. Andrus and Son, 1845)
    Practical morality is otherwise known as "A guide to men and manners." Also consisting of Lord Chesterfields' Advice to his son. To which is added, a supplement containing extracts from various books, recommended by Lord ...
  • Prescott, Thomas H. (Columbus : Published and Sold Exclusively by, by T.W. Carpenter & Bros., 1859)
    An instructive and interesting collection of illustrated miscellany, designed for popular reading. Embracing historical events, geographical descriptions, scientific discoveries, personal narratives, instructive biographies, ...
  • Twain, Mark (Hartford, Conn. : American Publishing Company, 1869)
    The Innocents Abroad, otherwise knows as The New Pilgrims Progress, features some account of the steamship Quaker City's excursion to Europe and the holy land. It chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" ...
  • Clarke, J. Erskine; D. Appleton and Company; Estes & Lauriat; Dana Estes & Company; L.C. Page & Company (Boston : L.C. Page & Company, 1928)
    The text can has a multitude of Juvenile Books published in the English language. In addition to the stories are articles, puzzles, poetry, games, and other miscellaneous writings for children. Accompanied by many ...
  • Washington Woman's Club; Last Cabinet Chapter U.D.C. (Washington, Ga. : Last Cabinet Chapter U.D.C., 1929)
    This text contains a series of rare recipes from Washington-Wilkes as published by Last Cabinet Chapter U.D.C., Washington Ga. Sponsored by the Washington Woman's Club.
  • Chapin, Pelatiah (Concord : Printed by Geo. Hough, for the author, 1794)
    This text contains a series of evangelic poetry for the purposes of "devotion, excited by spiritual songs, and conviction urged by gospel truth." By Pelatiah Chapin, an author.
  • Keats, John (London ; New York : Macmillan and Co., 1889)
    This text is a collection of the poetical works of John Keats, an English poet. It is reprinted from the original editions with notes by Francis T. Palgrave, who was a professor of poetry in the University of Oxford.
  • Jeffrey, Francis (Philadelphia : A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1852)
    Francis Jeffrey, a.k.a. Lord Jeffrey, was a Scottish judge and literary critic best known for his contributions to the Edinburgh review, which this text highlights. Mainly a general literature with literary biography.
  • Defoe, Daniel (London, Harrison and Co., 1781)
    Published in 1781, this novel features character Robinson Crusoe after surviving a terrible shipwreck. He discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. Written by Daniel Defoe, it ...
  • Homer (London : Printed for Bernard Lintot, 1725)
    This book is the 5th of five volumes of Homer's Odyssey. It is a Greek epic poem attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still read by contemporary audiences. Divided into 24 books, it follows ...

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