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Zell Miller Papers, Series VI: Photographs
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Miller, Zell Bryan, 1932-2018 |
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1926-2009 |
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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 VI. Photographs contains a variety of photographs from Miller's career in politics. The majority were generated during
his tenure as Lieutenant Governor and Governor and document events in which he took part, including speaking engagements,
state dinners, dedications, awards ceremonies, and conventions.
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RBRL213ZM_VI |
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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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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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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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George Hiley and Pansy Aiken Slappey collection
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Slappey, George H. (George Hiley) |
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1851-1977 |
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The collection highlights include manuscripts of both published and unpublished works relating directly to the problems facing
Georgia education, educational reform, and the public school system operation. Also included are the scrapbook and notes made
by the Slappeys when they served as Georgia delegates to the World Organization of the Teaching Profession in Glasgow, Scotland
in August 1947. There are genealogical source materials on the Slappey, Aiken, Shi, Hollis, Singleton, Howard and allied families.
Included are two miniatures of Mr. Slappey's maternal grandparents, painted in 1851 by William Frey. Mrs. Slappey's interest
in Jimmy Carter's presidential aspirations is apparent in the detailed campaign scrapbooks kept by her, which are a part of
this collection. In addition, the collection contains other clippings of articles on educational, political, and historical
matters relating to the Slappeys. There is a small amount of correspondence with various educators and civic leaders. The
first Japanese edition of Gone With the Wind (volume one only), presented by John Marsh to George Slappey (a former roommate
in Kentucky) is housed with the Margaret Mitchell Marsh collection.
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ms1015 |
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Hargrett Library |
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May Erwin Talmadge papers
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Talmadge, May Erwin, 1885-1973 |
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1864-1973 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, receipts, photographs, and print material. The bulk of the material
centers on Mrs. Talmadge's work with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Board of Education, but the collection
also includes personal correspondence and material relating to the Talmadge and Erwin families. The collections includes correspondence
pertaining to the controversy which arose from DAR racial policies in the wake of the Marian Anderson incident, and material
relating to issues facing the Georgia Board of Education during the 1950s including banning of textbooks and integration.
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ms2299 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Harden family papers
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Harden family |
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1826-1936 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, clippings, as well as speeches and writings
of William Harden. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence to William Harden or Judge Edward J. Harden. Included
are a series of letters from George Michael Troup to Dr. W.C. Daniels writing from Milledgeville, Georgia and Washington,
D.C. discussing state rights, Georgia land surveys, public education, tariffs, the nullification issue, and Indian affairs.
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ms2349 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia House of Representatives Communications Office Records
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Georgia House of Representatives Communications Office |
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1971-2006 |
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The Georgia House of Representatives Communications Office, previously known as the Georgia House Public Information Office,
provides media credentials and workspace for journalists who cover the Georgia House of Representatives. The Director of Media
Relations for House Communications, under the direction of the Director of Media Services, supervises the Communications staff
to facilitate the coverage by reporters of legislative activity. The staff provides bill texts and reports of pending legislation
and disseminates press releases and calendars of business to accredited reporters. In addition, the office maintains taped
excerpts from floor debates and online daily activity feeds. The majority of the collection consists of audio recordings (see
separate AV finding aid) documenting the regular and special sessions of the Georgia House of Representatives, as well as
some Senate proceedings, and photographs maintained by the House photographer. This collection includes biographical sketches
of legislators, legislative reports, speeches, research materials, press releases, slide show scripts, audiovisual materials
and photographs.
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RBRL082GGA |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Georgia House of Representatives Communications Office Records, Series VIII. Audiovisual Materials
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Georgia House of Representatives Communications Office |
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1974-2003 |
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Georgia House of Representatives Communications House Records, Series VIII. Audiovisual Materials includes two compact discs,
1,284 audiocassettes, 236 digital audio tapes (DAT), 603 quarter-inch open reel audio tapes, and 66 VHS videocassettes, documenting
the regular and special sessions of the Georgia House of Representatives, as well as some Senate proceedings. The audio reels
primarily document the daily activities on the floor of the House during regular and special sessions from 1975 to 1998. The
audio cassettes, from 1974 to 2004, focus more extensively on budget hearings and committee meetings, most notably those of
the Appropriations Committee.
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RBRL082GGA_VIII |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Zell Miller Papers, Series IV. Governor of Georgia, Subseries E: Personal Political Files
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Miller, Zell Bryan, 1932-2018 |
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1989-2000 |
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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 IV. Governor of Georgia, Subseries E. Personal Political Files includes materials about events held at the Governor's
mansion, Miller's involvement with the Democratic Party, and subject files.
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RBRL213ZM_IV_E |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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George Ervin (Sonny) Perdue Official Papers
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Perdue, Sonny, 1946- |
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2002-2011 |
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The George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue Official Papers consist of files pertaining to Perdue's tenure as Governor of Georgia from
2003 to 2011. Files were created by Perdue as well as his staff and consist of electronic files as well as paper and include
correspondence, reports, agendas, speeches, proclamations, public commission files, scheduling files, subject files, and photographs.
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RBRL275GEPO |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Walter B. Hill family papers
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Hill family |
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1818-1941 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Walter B. Hill and the Hill family from 1818-1941. The papers include correspondence,
legal documents from Hill's law practice, notebooks containing Hill's law lectures or class notes, an 1878 diary of Hill's
daily activities, photographs, scrapbooks of clippings documenting Hill's career, speeches, and writings of Hill, letterbooks,
and printed material pertaining to temperance activities in Georgia and the United States. The correspondence is mostly between
family members discussing personal business but a few pertain to Hill's professional career and discuss education in Georgia,
politics, or articles written by Hill. Correspondents include Hill's parents Mary Clay Birch Hill and Barnard Hill, his brother
Herbert C. Hill, his wife Sallie Parna Barker (Hill), and children Parna B. Hill, Mary Minot (Brown), and Roger M. Hill. The
letterbooks (1888-1893 and 1898-1899) mainly pertain to Hill's law practice with the firms of Hill & Harris (Macon, Ga.) or
Hill, Harris and Birch (Macon, Ga.), but also include information on Hill's activities with the Georgia Bar Association and
temperance societies.
After Hill's death in 1905, the correspondence is between Sallie B. Hill, Parna B. Hill, Mary M. Brown, and Walter B. Hill.
Much of the materials pertain to Sallie's work with farmer's wives as part of the University of Georgia's extension service,
Parna's activities with canning and poultry clubs through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and both women's service with the
League of Women Voters of Georgia.
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ms834 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Harden family papers
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Harden, William, 1844-1936 |
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1826-1936 |
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The collection consists of the papers of William Harden and the Harden family of Savannah, Georgia from 1826-1936. The papers
include correspondence, legal documents, genealogical materials, clippings, as well as speeches and writings of William Harden.
The bulk of the collection (1844-1936) consists of correspondence to William Harden or Judge Edward J. Harden. Letters to
William Harden pertain to Georgia history and family genealogy as well as letters documenting Harden's duties as Secretary
of the Sons of the Revolution (Savannah, Ga.) and as Librarian for the Georgia Historical Society (Savannah, Ga.). Correspondence
to Judge Edward Jenkins Harden discusses Georgia politics and law cases. Notable correspondents include Joseph Henry Lumpkin,
Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., and Caroline Miller. Also includes correspondence of other family members including John Maxwell
Harden, Edward T. Harden, and Ann Harden Morse. Of particular interest, are a series of letters (1826-1857, with gaps) from
George Michael Troup to Dr. W.C. Daniels of Savannah (Ga.). Writing from Milledgeville (Ga.) and Washington (D.C.), Troup's
letters discuss Georgia and U.S. politics, state rights, Georgia land surveys, public education, tariffs, the nullification
issue, and Indian affairs.
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Identifier: |
ms878 |
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Hargrett Library |
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