Albert B. Saye collection related to the Georgia Constitution, 1973, 1976

Summary

Creator:

Saye, Albert Berry

Date:

1973, 1976

Extent:

5 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Albert B. Saye collection related to the Georgia Constitution, ms 1113. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of various stages of Saye's revisions to the state constitution of Georgia and a letter from Governor George Busbee pertaining to the matter under study. Saye's annotations are particularly important to show the emendations and changes he deemed necessary in the reworking of the state constitution.

Biographical / historical:

Albert B. Saye, of the University of Georgia, Richard B. Russell Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is a noted expert on the Georgia constitution and its history. He worked on revisions to the state constitution of Georgia when, in 1976, the Georgia legislature and public referendum brought to the fore the need for such changes.

For more information, see the article Albert B. Saye (1912-1989) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Constitutional history -- Georgia.
Governors -- Correspondence.
Constitutions.
Revising.
Annotations
Correspondence

Names:

Georgia
Busbee, George, 1927-2004

Preferred citation:

Albert B. Saye collection related to the Georgia Constitution, ms 1113. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.