The VSU Archives and Special Collections supports the University's commitment to scholarly and creative work, enhances instructional effectiveness, encourages faculty scholarly pursuits, and supports research in selective areas of institutional strength focused on regional need by collecting, preserving, and providing access to records of enduring historical value documenting the history and development of VSU and the surrounding South Georgia region.

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)

Collections in this community

• 19th Century Song Book Collection

  Sheet Music
• Arthur White Papers
• Broun Family Civil War Letters, 1860-1864

  A collection of Civil War Letters created by the Broun Family of Northumberland, Virginia between 1860-1864.
• Bulletins: South Georgia State Normal College at Valdosta

  Annual Circular and Announcements
• Charles Albert Converse Papers, 1939-1940

  The Charles Albert Converse Papers include personal letters Charles wrote to his family while in Great Britain, reports on the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy during the London Blitz, Western Union telegraphs, miscellaneous ...
• Civil Rights Papers

  Primary source documents relating to civil rights and integration in Georgia and the American South held by the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections
• Demorest's Family Magazine
• Digitized Books
• Digitized Deeds and Plats, Georgia.

  Digitized Deeds and Plats from South Georgia
• Georgia Publications

  These papers consist of periodicals from Georgia in the 1800s to the early 1900s.
• L'Illustration

  L'Illustration was a weekly French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by Édouard Charton and the first issue was published on March 4, 1843.
• Mary Turner Project - 1860 Slave Schedules

  1860 Federal Slave Schedule - Georgia and Florida Counties. From the Mary Turner Project defunct website SlaveCensus.com.
• Miscellaneous Records

  Miscellaneous records
• Omnino: Valdosta State University Undergraduate Research Journal Collection, 2010 -

  Omnino is a peer-reviewed, scholarly research journal for the undergraduate students and academic community of Valdosta State University.
• On Tap

  A student-run, general-interest magazine produced by and for the VSU student community.
• Pope's Chapel Methodist Church Collection

  Digitized collection of programs, photographs, and historical documents from Pope's Chapel Methodist Church, Founded in 1786 in Wilkes County, Tignall, Georgia, United States. 1960-2020.
• President's Annual Reports

  Collection of Valdosta State University annual presidential reports, scanned and digitized.
• Ride Boldly Ride, by President Reade

  A Family History narrative by Frank Robertson Reade. Includes an account of Francis Smith Robertson, who served as a captain in the Confederacy under J.E.B. Stuart
• Slavery Papers and Speeches

  19th century primary source documents on slavery and Indian removal
• Southeastern Library Association
• Student Papers on Archival Topics
• The Campus Canopy and the VSU Spectator

  Valdosta State University's Student Newspaper, Since 1934.
• The Mentor
• The Patricia Sutherland GSWC Scrapbook Collection

  Patricia Sutherland attended GSWC from 1946 to 1950.
• The Pine Branch: A Student Publication
• The Pinecone

  Valdosta State University Yearbooks
• The Southern Patriot

  The Southern Patriot was a progressive southern newspaper that ran from from 1942-1973 out of South Carolina. The newspaper supported and advocated desegregation before and after the Civil Rights Movement. It covered groups ...
• Valdosta State College Sport History 1955-1977

  Baseball history of Valdosta State College
• Valdosta State Memorabilia
• Valdosta State University Course Catalogs

  Course catalogs for Valdosta State University.
• Valdosta Symphony Guild Scrapbook Collection
• VSU and Langdale History Powerpoint Presention
• William W. Knight Collection
• Wiregrass History

  Historical Documents relating to Valdosta, Lowndes County, and South Georgia.