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Descriptive Summary |
| Title: Eunice L. Mixon Papers |
| Creator:
Mixon, Eunice Lastinger, 1931-
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| Inclusive Dates: 1970s-2010s |
| Language(s): English |
| Extent:
3 box(es)
(3 linear feet)
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| Collection Number: RBRL069ELM |
| Repository:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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| Abstract: Eunice Lastinger Mixon was born in Tifton, Georgia, in 1931 to a family of farmers. She married Albert Mixon in 1948, and beginning in 1956 she attended the University of Georgia, attaining a master's degree and specialist degree in education. She taught eighth-grade science, and high school biology, chemistry and physics for thirty years in the Tift County School System, and was an instructor at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. In 1974, gubernatorial candidate George Busbee, acquainted with Mixon through his advocacy for teachers in the legislature, appointed her as his Tift County campaign chairman, and her success at grassroots organizing gained her a reputation as a valuable political ally in South Georgia. Since then she has campaigned for President Bill Clinton, Senator Sam Nunn, Congressmen Charles Hatcher and Roy Rowland, and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin. She served as a delegate to the 1988 and 1992 National Democratic Conventions, and as a member of the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee. The papers document Mixon's involvement with the state and national Democratic Parties, her appointment to several state boards and commissions, and community activities in Tifton, Georgia. |
Biographical Note
Eunice Lastinger Mixon was born in Tifton, Georgia, in 1931 to a family of farmers. She married Albert Mixon in 1948, and beginning in 1956 she attended the University of Georgia, attaining a master's degree and specialist degree in education. She taught eighth-grade science, and high school biology, chemistry and physics for thirty years in the Tift County School System, and was an instructor at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. In 1974, gubernatorial candidate George Busbee, acquainted with Mixon through his advocacy for teachers in the legislature, appointed her as his Tift County campaign chairman, and her success at grassroots organizing gained her a reputation as a valuable political ally in South Georgia. Since then she has campaigned for President Bill Clinton, Senator Sam Nunn, Congressmen Charles Hatcher and Roy Rowland, and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin. She served as a delegate to the 1988 and 1992 National Democratic Conventions, and as a member of the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee. The Georgia House of Representatives named her one of the twenty-five distinguished women for the twenty-first century. She has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Georgia Student Finance Commission, Vocational Education Task Force, Advisory Council on Consolidation of Education Programs, Georgia Civil War Commission, Joint Board Liaison Committee, and the Georgia State Bar Disciplinary Board. Eunice L. Mixon died on November 22, 2018.
Scope and Content
The papers primarily consist of correspondence documenting Eunice Mixon's involvement in the state Democratic Party and various appointed positions. The political series includes correspondence and ephemera from the Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party of Georgia, and campaign material from local, state and national campaigns. The appointed positions series consists of correspondence and reports from the Georgia Student Finance Committee, Georgia Civil War Commission, Joint Board Liaison Committee, State Election Board, Vocational Education Task Force, Advisory Council on Consolidation of Education Programs, and Heritage Trust Commission. The correspondence series contains both personal and political correspondence, including letters from Zell Miller, Jack Nix, George Busbee, Tommy Irvin, Joe Frank Harris, Max Cleland, Charles Hatcher, Pierre Howard, Sam Nunn, and Roy Barnes. The photographs document the many gatherings Mixon held at her home in support of various campaigns, the Bill Clinton rally in Decatur, Joe Frank Harris' kickoff campaign, and the 1992 Democratic National Convention. The artifacts include bumper stickers, buttons, key rings, signs, and fans from various state and national campaigns.
Organization and Arrangement
These papers are organized into nine series: I. Politics, II. Appointed Positions, III. Community Activities, IV. Personal, V. Correspondence, VI. . Clippings, VII. Photographs, VIII. Artifacts, and IX. Audiovisual Material.
Eunice L. Mixon Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
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Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2012.
Subject Terms
Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 050 Eunice Mixon
Democratic Party of Georgia Records
Melba Williams Papers
Maxine S. Goldstein Papers
