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- 75th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day Invasion
- 50 Years after Apollo 11: The Moon and Mars Exhibit
- A Look at the Civics and Citizenship Toolkit
- A Look at The Great War
- Affordable Care Act
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- Black History Month
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- Decennial Census 2020
- Energy in the United States
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- Fight for the Right: 100 Years of the 19th Amendment
- Georgia National & State Parks
- Guide to Presidential Impeachment
- How Does Climate Change Affect Us?
- Notable Government Documents 2012
- Notable Government Documents 2019/20
- Ocean and Seafood Safety
- Presidential Election of 2012
- POW/MIA Recognition Day
- Tough Women Doing Tough Things
- World War II: America in the Pacific Theater
- World War II Propaganda in Print
- Wonders of the World
A Look at America in the Pacific Theater
Madison Wilson, a Government Documents student assistant, has created an exhibit that showcases America’s presence in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The exhibit honors the 75th Anniversary of the end of the war, as well as the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The exhibit also ran during Veteran’s Day to honor our soldiers and sailors who risked their lives defending our country and its values. The exhibit features a summarized timeline of the major battles and events in the theater, from Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan. The Government Documents Department also partnered with the Special Collections Department to showcase a selection of curated items from the Leodel Coleman papers. The collection features primary artifacts from the time period, including photographs, as well as articles that Coleman himself wrote.
Leodel Coleman was a native of Statesboro and a local historian for the Bulloch County area. He co-founded a local paper, the Statesboro Herald, With his two brothers. Coleman served in World War II as a combat correspondent for the Marine Corps. Coleman covered events and stories in the Pacific theater, with most of his deployment spent reporting on the Battle of Guadalcanal. Coleman wrote news articles, purple heart recipient letters, and military wedding promotions that ran in military newspapers.
For more information regarding the display and the government documents used, contact Lori Gwinett at
lgwinett@georgiasouthern.edu
For more information regarding the Coleman papers and Special Collections, contact Autumn Johnson at
autumnjohnson@georgiasouthern.edu