Correspondence and Records, Fort Valley State College, 1945-1948

This collection highlights Dr. H. M. Bond's plans for setting up and infusing the attainment of the institutional objectives at Fort Valley State College. It specifically includes a 54-page document titled "An Experimental Manual and Guide for Teachers, Advisors, House Counselors, Special Officers, and Students at Fort Valley State College," which outlines methods for measuring the achievement of these objectives. Additionally, it contains correspondence between H. M. Bond, W. W. Alexander, Fred G. Wale, Miss Eleanor Nakagawa, and Miss Dorothy Elvidge regarding various topics related to Fort Valley State College. These include the Ham Show and Folk Festival held on March 9-11, 1945, grant aid to bring Thomas N. Roberts to Fort Valley, a $500 grant to assist in planning a building project based on functional designs, and the delivery of books titled "The Goolibah Tree", "Let's Cook Lunch", "Out Under the Sky", "Plainville, USA", and "Henry's Secret" to Fort Valley State College. The collection also includes discussions on an initiative to start a project for collecting rare and valuable volumes at Negro schools, which could potentially be managed by someone at Fisk University. The collection also contains a copy of an address delivered by Horace Mann Bond at radio station WMAZ on April 18, 1945, titled "What the San Francisco Conference Means to the Negro". Additionally, it includes copies of invitation flyers for the 6th annual Hubbard Day celebration at Fort Valley State College, the official journal of the Georgia Teachers and Educational Association titled "The Herald", and invitation flyers for the 5th Baccalaureate and Commencement Exercises at Fort Valley State College on May 27, 1945. Also included are copies of the weekly calendar of events for January 25–February 1, 1946, and April 12–19, 1946, at Fort Valley State College. The collection features a booklet addressing the institutional needs of Fort Valley State College, presented to Georgia legislators during their visit on May 10, 1945, as well as a copy of the Report of the President of Fort Valley State College, 1944–1945. The collection also contains discussions on initiating a program for the organization and development of Mexican-American leadership in the United States, as well as a list of committee members for the Georgia Committee on Cooperation in Teacher Education Meeting, held on May 11-12, 1945. The collection also contains letters from C. L. Spelman and Mr. Fred G. Wale to Chancellor S. V. Sanford and Mr. Edwin E. Embree, respectively, expressing their interest in the position of president at Fort Valley State College should Dr. H. M. Bond leave his role. Additionally, it includes correspondence discussing the appointment of Cornelius V. Troup as the new president of Fort Valley State College. The collection also contains documents analyzing data on fourth-year graduates at Fort Valley State College, as well as correspondence regarding the establishment of graduate programs in agriculture, education, and home economics at the instituition.