I. Personal/Business, 1814-1961
- Extent:
- 23 box(es) and (20.75 linear feet)
- Scope and content:
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This series consists of documents associated with Peterson's work and life in Ailey, Georgia, before, during, and after his service in the United States Congress. The material includes information about his ownership of the Monitor Publishing Company (publisher of the Montgomery Monitor and the Thomasville Press) as well as his legal work including law suits, divorces, collections, and parole cases. Peterson also owned an insurance agency from 1919 through 1935 that represented Fidelity, Hartford, and New York Life. While his local interests included traditional agricultural pursuits via the Ailey Gin Company and the Vidalia Gum and Turpentine Company, Peterson spent much time helping to establish and run the Ailey Shirt Company, Southland Securities, the Montgomery County Bank and the Mt. Vernon Bank. Regionally, Peterson's development activities involved a radio and television station and the revival of the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, which lost its entire fleet in World War II. The items are organized into the following categories: A. Business, B. Financial, C. Construction in Ailey, and D. Family. Each subseries contains supplemental information to other series in the Peterson Collection as explained in the subseries descriptions.
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