I. Governor's Office Files, 1959-1962
- Extent:
- 62 box(es) and (37 linear feet)
- Scope and content:
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This series is organized in three subseries: A. Subject Files, B. County Files, and C. Personal Files. The series contains correspondence, clippings, reports and printed materials. The subject files contain information on yearly budgets, education, legislative apportionment in 1960, the highway department, industry, the general assembly, and segregation. There is also a small amount of information on the integration of the University of Georgia and the Commission on Economy and Reorganization. For a retrospective assessment of Vandiver's role in the Martin Luther King arrest in Georgia in 1960, see Series VII. Post Career.
County files consist of correspondence from individuals residing in their particular county. Also included are lists of county officials and legislative members. The personal files mainly consist of governor's conference information and invitations.
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