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These papers document the personal life of Melvin Ernest (M. E.) Thompson, Georgia's first lieutenant governor and participant
in the famed "Three Governors Controversy." The collection consists of personal correspondence, certificates and diplomas,
history regarding the Thompson and Edenfield families, clippings, campaign speeches and announcements, and Sunday school sermons
delivered by M. E. Thompson. Two hundred and nineteen, primarily black-and-white, photographs depict the Thompson family;
the dedication of the Little White House at Warm Springs in 1947; Thompson's campaigns; members of the Georgia House of Representatives
and Georgia Senate (1947-1948); and the unveiling of Thompson's portrait at the State Capitol. Of particular interest are
the six television campaign advertisements featuring Thompson's views about the county unit system, automobile tags, taxation,
the state highway system and toll roads, and the integration of Georgia's public schools.
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