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Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers, Series XIII: Audiovisual Materials
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Hardman, Lamartine Griffin, 1856-1937 |
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Dates: |
1915-1931 |
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Lamartine G. Hardman Collection, Series XIII. Audiovisual Materials includes four Edison discs and two Victor 78rpm shellac
phonodiscs, containing commercially released music.
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RBRL/137/LGH_XIII |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Jackson EMC Records
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Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (Jefferson, Ga.) |
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1939-2004 |
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Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is a not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperative chartered in 1938 to
serve electricity to the then-rural areas of northeast Georgia. The records document the work of the cooperative to provide
and promote electricity throughout its service area and includes photographs, publications, financial reports, histories and
scrapbooks. Also included as part of this collection are four Rural Electrification Administration (REA) films, dating from
between 1956 to 1968. The films can be watched from on the Jackson EMC playlist on the Russell Library Audiovisual YouTube
account.
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RBRL/113/JEMCO |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Ellen Cullen McCormack Campaign Advertisements
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Pro-Life Action Committee |
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1976 |
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Ellen Cullen McCormack Campaign Advertisements consist of one 16mm film containing three presidential campaign television
spots from 1976, for pro-life candidate Ellen Cullen McCormack.
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RBRL/222/EMC |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Truitt and Billings Family Papers
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Truitt, S. D. (Selvia Devanie), 1894-1975. |
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Dates: |
1920-2008 |
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The collection comprises the papers of S. D. Truitt (1894-1975) and family, and Ray Henry Billings (1922-1979) and family.
It includes materials relating to S. D. Truitt's career as county extension agent from 1917 to 1966, his acceptance of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Superior Service Award in 1959 (including slides of the 1959 trip to Washington D.C. to accept
the award) and items relating to the family's friendships with several prominent Georgia politicians. Also included is material
relating to Ray Henry Billings' career as a communications engineer for the Atlanta Police Department. The collection includes
awards, clippings, photographs, correspondence, color slides, and a scrapbook.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/187/TBF |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Aubrey Morris papers
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Morris, Aubrey R., 1922-2010 |
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Dates: |
1944-2008 |
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The Aubrey Morris papers includes drafts, researched and written by Morris, of several WSB Radio productions including editorials
(1981-1989), Dateline America (1975-1976), and Georgia Crossroads (1983). The collection includes certificates, photographs,
plaques, scrapbooks, correspondence, news wire reports, internal memoranda, and audiovisual material related to Morris' career.
There are audio recordings of Dateline America, The World Today (1983-1984), and Georgia Crossroads (1983) and several films
including Ernest Vandiver in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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ms3766 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Athens Oral History Project
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Dates: |
2014-2016 |
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The Athens Oral History Project was initiated in 2014 to document modern Athens history, roughly from the mid-twentieth century
to the present. Interviews cover topics such as neighborhoods and communities in Athens, civil rights demonstrations, African
American history, as well as personal histories of narrators.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/361/AOHP |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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DeKalb County School Desegregation Case Files
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Creator: |
Sams, Gary |
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Dates: |
1946-1996 |
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The DeKalb County School Desegregation Case Files document the work of the law firm Weekes & Candler defending the DeKalb
County Schools in litigation over school desegregation from 1968 to 1997. The files document the progression of the case from
the perspective of the defendants, the demographic makeup of students and to a lesser extent all of DeKalb County during this
period, and the evolution of school desegregation case law. The majority of the files are pleadings, exhibits, and data about
the school system, as well as other kinds of legal documents, research, and correspondence. Common subjects include attendance
boundaries, the DeKalb County Schools policies and procedures, enrollment numbers of students including race, the quality
of education, and statistics about teachers and staff.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/056/DCS |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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J. Roy Rowland Papers, Series VI: Audiovisual
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Rowland, J. Roy (James Roy), 1926-2022 |
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Dates: |
1983-1999 |
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J. Roy Rowland Papers, Series VI: Audiovisual includes one betacam videocassette, one betamax videocassette, 39 audiocassettes,
81 quarter-inch open reel tapes, 36 3/4" Umatic videocassettes, and 114 VHS videocassettes documenting U.S. House Representative
J. Roy Rowland (b. 1926) who served twelve years as a Democrat from Georgia, 1983-1994. Rowland represented Georgia's 8th
District, which included the cities of Macon (1983-1994), Albany, Valdosta, and Warner Robins (added to district in 1992).
Rowland served on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Veterans' Affairs Committee, the Public Works and Transportation
Committee, and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. He also was significantly involved in the National Commission
on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, and the Congressional
Sunbelt Caucus in addition to other memberships on boards, task forces, and caucuses. A medical doctor, Rowland's primary
legislative interests focused health issues. Rowland also authored or supported legislation in the areas of transportation,
agriculture, education, defense, the environment, and foreign affairs. Series VI: Audiovisual includes campaign ads, House
of Representatives footage, news footage, interviews featuring Rowland, and policy-related media.
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RBRL/112/JRR_VI |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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E. L. (Tic) Forrester Papers
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Forrester, Elijah Lewis (Tic), 1896-1970. |
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Dates: |
1918-1970 |
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The collection consists of personal and political papers of E. L. Forrester from 1920 to 1970. Includes law practice client
case files (1920-1969); House of Representative subject files containing information on the Dawson Peanut Laboratory, civil
rights, and the House Judiciary Committee (1950-1964); personal files containing correspondence, military, civic, and religious
activities, and Civil War research (1918-1970); speech files containing notes, outlines, and drafts (1926-1970); and political
files containing election campaign materials. Of particular interest are records relating to his involvement as prosecuting
attorney in a 1949 civil rights case involving Rosa Lee Ingram.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/062/ELF |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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George J. Berry Papers
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Berry, George J., 1937- |
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Dates: |
1951-2008 |
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George J. Berry held various leadership positions with the City of Atlanta, the State of Georgia and the private sector and
worked throughout his career to attract international business to Atlanta and Georgia. The papers include correspondence,
reports, board meeting materials, publications, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/077/GJB |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Mark Johnson Papers
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Johnson, Mark |
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Dates: |
1965-2016 |
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Mark Johnson is the Director of Advocacy at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta and has been an advocate and leader in the disability
rights movement for over thirty years. His papers contain subject and chronological files, artifacts, t-shirts, and audiovisual
materials related to his work as a disability rights advocate, community organizer, and professional.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/349 |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Melissa Fay Greene papers
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Greene, Melissa Fay |
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Dates: |
1954-2011 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, and media.
The correspondence includes letters from family, fans, and publishers and letters regarding awards and speaking engagements.
Writings include articles, short stories, reviews, and books. Greene has written five books: Praying for Sheetrock (1991),
politics and civil rights in McIntosh County (Ga.); Last Man Out (1996), a mine disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia; The Temple
Bombing (2003), the bombing of a synagogue in Atlanta in 1958; There is No Me Without You (2006), AIDS and orphans in Ethiopia;
and No Biking in the House Without a Helmet (2011), a humorous look at life with nine childlren. Research for these books
includes interviews with the various persons in the books. Also included are manuscript drafts, both handwritten and typed.
There are several editions of Greene's books in the printed material and magazines containing her articles. There are photographs
of Melissa Fay Greene, but most are of Ethiopian children photographed while researching for There is No Me Without You. Audiovisual
material consists mainly of cassette tapes of interviews.
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Identifier: |
ms3646 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault Papers
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Hunter-Gault, Charlayne, 1942- |
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Dates: |
1959-2018 |
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault is a journalist and former correspondent for National Public Radio and CNN. In 1961 she and Hamilton
Holmes became the first African Americans to attend the University of Georgia. Hunter-Gault has spent much of her career as
a foreign correspondent, where she covered the fall and aftermath of apartheid in South Africa, as well as other political
developments in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. She has been awarded a Peabody award for Excellence in Broadcast
Journalism and was named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists in 1986, among numerous other
honors. This collection documents her experience as one the first two African American students at the University of Georgia
and her career in journalism.
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RBRL/043/CHG |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Melba R. Williams Papers
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Williams, Melba R. |
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Dates: |
1954-1994 |
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The Melba Williams Papers span the dates 1954-1994, with the bulk of the papers representing personal documents generated
through Williams' work in the Democratic Party at the local, state and national level, and during her tenure as a member of
the State Elections Board.
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Identifier: |
RBRL/159/MW |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Joan Titus collection
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Titus, Joan |
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Dates: |
1890-2016 |
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This collection includes clippings, correspondence, genealogical files, articles, notes, interviews, transcripts, photographs,
and writings, gathered by Joan Titus, relating to Lillian Smith's life and legacy. The correspondence relates to Laural Falls
Camp, South Today, Lillian Smith's publications and events, and letters received by Joan Titus regarding Smith. There are
several folders of audience reaction cards from screenings of Miss Smith of Georgia from 1964 and 1966.
Also included in this collection are interviews conducted by Joan Titus in March 1962 with Atlanta civic and political leaders,
including Ivan Allan, William Hartsfield, Martin Luther King, Jr., Lorimer Douglas Milton, and Reverend Williams Holmes Borders,
regarding African American business leaders. Also in March 1962, Titus interviewed Dr. Robert Coles, a child psychiatrist,
about the effect of school desegregation on children. Excerpts of the Coles interview were used in Time-Life's radio program
"The Children Should be Heard".
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ms3757 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Zell Miller Papers, Series IX: Audiovisual Material
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Miller, Zell Bryan, 1932-2018 |
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Dates: |
1974-2006 |
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The Zell Miller Papers document Miller's forty-five year career in Georgia politics, including his service as a U.S. Senator
(2000-2005), Governor of Georgia (1991-1999), Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1975-1991), Executive Director of the Georgia
Democratic Party (1971-1973), member of the State Boards of Pardons and Paroles, Probation, and Children and Youth (1964-1973),
Executive Secretary to Governor Lester Maddox (1969-1971), State Senator (1961-1965), and Mayor of Young Harris, Georgia (1959-1960).
Series IX. Audiovisual Material documents inaugurations, public appearances, speeches, debates, interviews, press conferences,
campaign commercials, television news mentions, and Miller's appearances on the television shows Lawmakers (on Georgia Public
Broadcasting) and The Georgia Gang (on WAGA in Atlanta).
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RBRL/213/ZM_IX |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Hugh Peterson, Sr. Papers
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Peterson, Hugh, 1898-1961. |
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Dates: |
1814-1961 |
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Hugh Peterson (1898-1961), of Ailey, Georgia, served as a representative to the Georgia legislature from 1923 to 1931, a state
senator from 1931 to 1932, and a United States Representative from Georgia's First Congressional District from 1934 to 1946.
His wife, Patience Elizabeth Russell Peterson (1902-2002), was the daughter of Judge Richard B. Russell, Sr. and sister of
Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. Peterson was heavily involved in creating the Georgia State Government Reorganization Bill
of 1931 and, as a U.S. Representative, was active in sponsoring farm legislation. His congressional work included service
on the Transportation, Territories, Rivers and Harbors, Public Lands, and Elections committees. After losing the 1946 election
to Prince Preston of Statesboro, Peterson worked with General Lucius Clay in Germany in 1947 as a consultant. After his return,
he devoted his time to practicing law in Ailey and serving as a lobbyist in Washington, D. C., for various businesses with
interests in Georgia. The collection includes political, business and personal papers as well as campaign memorabilia, photographs,
artifacts, maps, and books, all generated and collected by Hugh Peterson, Sr. The collection documents Hugh Peterson, Sr.,
Patience Russell Peterson (wife), Hugh Peterson, Jr. (son), their extended family (the Petersons and the Russells), and persons
active in Georgia politics as well as members of Congress, other politicians and various business people active in Washington,
D.C. during the 1920s through the 1960s.
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RBRL/107/HPS |
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