EMORY JUNIOR COLLEGE AT VALDOSTA
Emory Junior College at Valdosta records, 1928-1953

Emory University

Emory University Archives

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library

Atlanta, GA 30322

404-727-6887

rose.library@emory.edu

Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/bmkjj

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Emory Junior College at Valdosta
Title: Emory Junior College at Valdosta records, 1928-1953
Call Number:Series No. 44
Extent: 1.25 linear ft. (3 boxes) and 1 bound volume (BV)
Abstract:Collection consists of class rolls and grade books, faculty minutes, rosters, documents relating to student organizations, and other administrative materials of Emory Junior College at Valdosta, an affiliate of Emory University established in 1928.
Language:Materials entirely in English.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

Special restrictions apply: Selected materials [Boxes 2 and 3] are closed to research until 2028 in accordance with Emory University Archives policy for student educational records and personnel records.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Custodial History

Grade books recieved from R. Linton Cox, former Emory Junior College at Valdosta registrar and faculty member.

Citation

[after identification of item(s)], Emory Junior College at Valdosta records, Emory University Archives, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.

Processing

Processed by Nancy Hall Watkins, 2005.

Collection Description

Administrative History

Emory Junior College at Valdosta opened on September 26, 1928 with an enrollment of fifty students. Sixteen students made up the first graduating class of the all-male school in 1930. The onset of World War II caused the already modest enrollment (an average of sixty-one students) to plummet, as scholars became soldiers. Students, faculty and staff moved to Atlanta for the duration of the war. The school reopened in 1946 with a record enrollment of 247, buoyed by an infusion of students on the G.I. Bill and an aggressive recruiting drive.

The school was forced to close in 1954, due largely to declining postwar enrollment and competition from the state university system. The campus was then turned over to the state of Georgia and became Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University.

Emory Junior College at Valdosta opened on September 26, 1928 with an enrollment of fifty students. Sixteen students made up the first graduating class of the all-male school in 1930. The onset of World War II caused the already modest enrollment (an average of sixty-one students) to plummet, as scholars became soldiers. Students, faculty and staff moved to Atlanta for the duration of the war. The school reopened in 1946 with a record enrollment of 247, buoyed by an infusion of students on the G.I. Bill and an aggressive recruiting drive.

The school was forced to close in 1954, due largely to declining postwar enrollment and competition from the state university system. The campus was then turned over to the state of Georgia and became Valdosta State College, now Valdosta State University.

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of records and various administrative materials kept by R. Linton Cox, faculty member and former registrar of Emory Junior College at Valdosta, including a series of class rolls and grade books, faculty minutes, subject files on student organizations, and a scrapbook.

Arrangement Note

Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

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Container List

Box Folder Content
1 1 Dean's office promotional correspondence, 1928-1935
1 2 Diploma certificate (blank), undated
1 3 Faculty minutes, 1928-1929
1 4 Faculty minutes, 1930-1939
1 5 Faculty minutes, 1940-1949
1 6 Faculty minutes, 1950-1953
1 7 President's papers, 1921-1945, undated
1 8 Promotional materials, 1928-1930, undated
1 9 Report on Emory Junior College at Valdosta, 1942
1 10 Statistics, 1947-1952, undated
1 11 Student organizations: Air Force ROTC, 1951-1952
1 12 Student organizations: Alpha Epsilon Upsilon, Alpha Alpha chapter, 1932-1933
1 13 Student organizations: Debate forum, 1930-1932
1 14 Student organizations: Eta Sigma Psi, Beta Chapter, 1931-1953
1 15 Student organizations: Glee Club and Dramatics Club, 1929-1935
2 1 Faculty personnel action forms, 1951-1952 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 2 Grade book: History 102, 1946-1948 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 3 Grade book: History 101, History 102, and Political Science, 1948-1952 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 4 Grade book: Air Science, 1951-1952 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 5 Grade book: History 101, 1952-1953 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 6 Official Class Rolls, 1928-1931 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 7 Official Class Rolls, 1931-1934 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 8 Official Class Rolls, 1934-1937 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
2 9 Official Class Rolls, 1937-1942 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
3 1 Official Class Rolls, 1946-1948 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
3 2 Rosters: Student, 1928-1951 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
3 3 Rosters: Master, 1950-1953 [RESTRICTED: closed until 2028.]
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