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Arthur R. (Rick) Donnelly Collection
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Donnelly, Arthur R. (Rick) |
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circa 1951-1961 |
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This collection consists of photogrpahs of Marvin Griffin and an apportionment map from 1951-1961
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RBRL536 |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Janet B. Scarborough Merritt Papers
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Merritt, Janet B. Scarborough, 1909-2000. |
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1900-2011 |
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Janet B. Scarborough Merritt was elected to represent the Sumter County (at the time, the 68th district) in the Georgia State
House in 1964. The only woman in the Georgia State House of Representatives when she was elected, and the first to represent
Sumter County, Merritt called herself a "full-time" representative. The topic of the role of women in government is thoroughly
documented throughout Merritt's speeches and writings. She served four terms in that position: she was elected again in 1966,
in 1968 (after reapportionment combined Sumter with Macon and Schley counties into the new 46th district), and in 1970. In
1972, after a second reapportionment, Merritt was defeated for re-election by her former colleague in the House, Oliver Oxford,
in a run-off. Merritt ran against Oxford a second time in the 1974 election, but was again narrowly defeated in a run-off.
The collection documents Merritt's campaigns, her time in the state legislature and her community activities including heavy
involvement in the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Of particular note are materials documenting Merritt's ongoing
battle to change Georgia's state flag. In 1969, Merritt sponsored a bill to change the Georgia flag adopted in 1955, shortly
after the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling, back to the 1879 version, which did not include the Confederate
battle flag. Included in the collection are speeches, notes, journals, correspondence, clippings, photographs, artifacts,
and audiovisual material.
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RBRL121JSM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Rodney Mims Cook Papers
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Cook, Rodney Mims, 1924- |
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Dates: |
1946-2013 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Rodney M. Cook from 1951 to 1978. The political series (1951-1978) contains papers
relating to Cook's campaigns for public office including the Atlanta Board of Aldermen (1961, 1965), Atlanta Mayor (1969),
Georgia Legislature (1965-1970), Congress (1972), and Georgia Governor (1978). The series also contains records relating to
Cook's involvement with Republican Party activities at the local, state, and national level. The Aldermen series (1951-1972)
documents Cook's service on the Atlanta Board of Aldermen. Records include subject files and committee files relating to such
subjects as civil rights, Atlanta government, urban renewal, and zoning. The legislative papers relate to his tenure as a
representative-at-large for Fulton County in the Georgia Legislature (1952-1972) and include such topics as Cook's support
of the seating of Julian Bond, the 1971 special session for redistricting, his service as chairman of the Joint Senate-House
Committee on Computerized Criminal Records Study, and his involvement with the development of Atlanta.
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RBRL180RMC |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Robert Brown Papers
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Brown, Robert Lofton, 1950-2011 |
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Dates: |
1960-2012 |
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Robert Lofton Brown served in the Georgia State Senate (26th District) from 1991 to 2011 and was a member of the Bibb County
Schools Board of Education between 1984 and 1991. Brown was also actively involved in education policy reform in the 1970s
and 1980s through his work with the American Friends Service Committee and the Southeastern Public Education Program. Brown's
papers document his political career, his civic and social activities, and his advocacy for education reform and civil rights
in Macon and beyond.
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RBRL314RB |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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