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Charles L. Gowen Papers
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Gowen, Charles Latimer |
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1946-1966 |
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The collection consists of personal and political papers of Georgia State Representative Charles L. Gowen from 1946 to 1966.
The papers primarily document Gowen's unsuccessful bid for Georgia Governor in 1954.
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RBRL046CJLG |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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J. Frank Myers Papers
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Myers, J. Frank, 1920-2005. |
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1920-2002 |
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The J. Frank Myers Papers document Myers' involvement in politics, community groups and economic development in Americus and
Sumter County, Georgia. The papers consist of correspondence, legal, personal, and founding documents, newspaper clippings,
photographs, brochures, area maps, and a menu from The Varsity Restaurant.
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RBRL108JFM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Roger H. Lawson Press Releases
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Lawson, Roger H., 1913-1982. |
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1957 January 9-1958 January 23 |
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The file contains press releases issued by former State Highway Board Chairman Roger Lawson during his unsuccessful bid for
Georgia governor in 1958.
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RBRL181RHL |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Erwin Mitchell Papers
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Mitchell, Harlan Erwin, 1924- |
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1958-1960 |
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Papers document Mitchell's single congressional term and include subject files, correspondence, magazine and newspaper clippings,
reports, receipts and releases reflecting Mitchell's work on the U.S. House of Representatives' Science and Astronautics and
Veteran Affairs committees.
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RBRL067HEM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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James L. Gillis, Sr. Papers
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Gillis, James L., 1892-1975. |
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Dates: |
1923-1982 |
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The collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper and magazine articles, and ephemera. Gillis served as the Director
of the State Highway Board for much of the 1950s and 1960s, helping to create the state's modern road system. He was also
the manager of Ernest Vandiver's successful 1958 gubernatorial campaign, the chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee
in 1939-1941, and a major figure in the early history of Treutlen County. The collection is of interest to those studying
highways and Georgia politics, especially in the late 1930s and during the Herman Talmadge administration (1948-1955), as
well as the Vandiver campaign and disputes over highway construction in the late 1960s.
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Identifier: |
RBRL119JLG |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Bob Short Audiovisual Materials Collection
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Short, Charles Robert, 1932- |
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Dates: |
1955-2004 |
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Bob Short is a journalist and writer who has been closely involved with Georgia politics since the 1950s. The audiovisual
materials in his collection include films documenting Marvin Griffin's tenure as governor in the 1950s, Griffin's 1962 gubernatorial
campaign against Carl Sanders, recordings documenting the States' Rights Councin in Georgia in the 1950s, and "A Visit with
the Governor," a series of weekly addresses by then-Gov. Jimmy Carter that were recorded for broadcast in 1973-75.
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Identifier: |
RBRL033SHORT |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Janet B. Scarborough Merritt Papers, Series VII. Audiovisual Materials
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Merritt, Janet B. Scarborough, 1909-2000. |
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Dates: |
1950s-1970s |
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Janet B. Scarborough Merritt Papers, Series II.Audiovisual Materials includes one radio cart, three audiocassettes, one DVD,
and six quarter-inch open reel audio tapes.
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Identifier: |
RBRL121JSM_VII |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Georgia and National Political Ephemera Collection
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Dates: |
1906-2000 |
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The Georgia and National Political Ephemera Collection includes material documenting political campaigns in Georgia, in the
United States as well as a small amount of material on Canadian, French, and British political parties. The bulk of the collection
is comprised of bumper stickers but also includes pamphlets, brochures, clippings, matchbooks, posters, and signs from candidates'
political campaigns.
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Identifier: |
RBRL080GNPE |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Harold Paulk (Hal) Henderson, Sr. Oral History Collection
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Henderson, Harold Paulk (Hal), Sr. |
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Dates: |
1981-1994 |
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Hal Henderson is a retired professor of political science from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Ga.
His main research field is mid-twentieth century Georgia politics. The oral history interviews in this collection are the
result of research Henderson conducted for two books, one on Ellis Arnall and the other on Ernest Vandiver. This collection
also contains eight VHS recordings from a symposium on Georgia governors directed by Hal Henderson and Gary Roberts that was
held at ABAC in 1985.
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Identifier: |
RBRL096HPH |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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J. Harold Hawkins Papers
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Hawkins, John Harold, 1892-1961. |
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Dates: |
1912-1980 |
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John Harold Hawkins was born May 22, 1892, in Forsyth County, Georgia, the son of Perry C. Hawkins and Della Bramblett Hawkins.
He was admitted to the Bar in 1916 and served as official court reporter of the Blue Ridge Circuit. Hawkins was nominated
Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court in the Democratic primary held September 8, 1948. The papers of Judge Hawkins
include correspondence and printed materials related to his 1948 campaign, a small number of administrative and case files
maintained by legal assistant Harold Glore, personal correspondence, clippings and photographs.
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Identifier: |
RBRL109JHH |
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Repository: |
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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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
RBRL121JSM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Ed Friend Visual Materials
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Friend, Edwin Hugo (Ed), Sr. |
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Dates: |
1912-1991 |
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This photograph collection contains black and white photographic prints, negatives, slides, and 16-mm film. There are numerous
photographs related to Friend's service in the South Pacific during World War II, nature and wildlife in Georgia, Georgia
politicians and his travels around the United States and the world. Of special interest is a film Friend shot in 1958 of the
a two day seminar held at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee, which was attended by Martin Luther King, Jr,
Rosa Parks and others. The collection also contains personal files with images and articles about his life.
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Identifier: |
RBRL064EF |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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