D. 77th Congress, 1940
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- 17 folder(s)
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Within these files are details of Georgia's First Congressional District Executive Committee meeting held in Metter, Georgia on May 10, 1940; lists containing names of the members of the Executive Committee; official correspondence regarding Peterson's qualification to run in each Democratic Primary; official consolidated returns for each Democratic Primary; and correspondence and clippings relating to announcements of Peterson's candidacy in county weeklies throughout the First Congressional District. Also included is correspondence regarding Peterson's rumored inclusion on the Wilkie ticket of Independent Democrats. Albert L. Cobb of Emanuel County, Georgia, ran as Peterson's opponent and the files contain notes regarding his campaign and Cobb flyers.
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