Joyce Carter Stevens Papers, 1954-2024

Summary

Creator:
Stevens, Joyce Carter
Date:
1954-2024
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet and 0.0398 gigabyte(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joyce Carter Stevens Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents the activities of Joyce Carter Stevens and her role in the Georgia Republican Party. It contains campaign documents and materials from her run for the Public Service Commission and the State Senate, correspondence, documents from The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and materials from her time working on other Georgia Republican campaigns.

Biographical / historical:

Joyce Carter Stevens is a native of Adel, Georgia. She was appointed Exective Director of the Georgia Republican Party in 1981, leaving the position a year later to manage the Dave Sellers for Congress Campaign. In 1984, Stevens became the first female candidate on the general election ballot in Georgia when she ran for a position on the Public Service Commission. She ran for State Senate against Renee Unterman in 2002. Stevens joined Browning-Ferris Industries in 1988, where she would become the Division Vice President of Legislation and Regulation. She also served on the Board of Advisors and Executive Committee of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. In 1995, she founded the Stevens Group along with her husband John Phinizy Stevens.

Arrangement:

The arrangment of the files follows the original owner's organization.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

Audiovisual recordings can be accessed at: https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/Detail/collections/3808

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Joyce Carter Stevens Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.