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James Eppinger family papers
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The collection consists of papers of James Eppinger and the Eppinger family and includes letterbooks, a journal, and a property
book containing entries listing property bought and sold in Georgia; birth, death and sales of slaves; cash accounts for sales
and purchases. The materials document Eppinger's business activities, cotton trade, Georgia land sales, plantation management
and farming, his service in the Georgia House of Representatives, his law practice, Georgia politics, and Reconstruction.
The papers also include a form book, a cash book, a legal ledger, and two books containing recipes for ink, soap, as well
as remedies for various illnesses.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series IV: Early Office
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1931-1938 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series IV. Early Office reflects Russell's first years as a United States
senator and reveals him as a strong supporter of New Deal legislation. Some gubernatorial papers were transferred to Russell's
senate office and are found in this series. This series contains correspondence with some printed materials and is incomplete.
There are few files documenting Russell's office during the first eleven years, especially from 1938 to 1943, the main series
for this time period are Early Office, Political, Political Patronage, Personal, and a few files in General. Any additional
non-textual materials originally filed with papers were removed for preservation purposes and improved access. These materials
include photographs, audiovisual items, scrapbooks, vertical files, memorabilia, and books.
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RBRL001RBR_C_IV |
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Georgia Public Official Portraits
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University of Georgia. School of Law |
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1990s |
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This collection is comprised of eleven 8x10" triptych color portraits in 10 ½ x12 ½" gold frames of University of Georgia
School of Law alumni who have served prominent roles in modern Georgia politics such as: Richard B. Russell, Jr., Herman Talmadge,
S. Ernest Vandiver, and Carl E. Sanders.
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RBRL084GPOP |
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Rodney Mims Cook Papers
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Cook, Rodney Mims, 1924- |
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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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Roy Vincent Harris Papers
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Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985 |
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1931-1983 |
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The Roy Vincent Harris Papers consist of the papers of Roy V. Harris from 1931-1983. Includes correspondence, memoranda, news
clippings, and photographs reflecting Harris's career as a lawyer, state politician, member of the Board of Regents, and avid
segregationist. Contains copies of the conservative civil rights journal The Citizen (1975-1983), which contains articles
contributed by Harris. The collection also includes personal scrapbooks (1945-1946; 1956-1969); a videotaped interview with
Harris, in which he discusses his service with the state legislature and the Board of Regents, the growth of the Medical College
of Georgia, and Augusta politics; and audio taped interviews with Harris in which he discusses Georgia politics, education
in Georgia, and his thoughts on Huey Long and Tom Watson.
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RBRL183RVH |
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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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E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection II
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Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981 |
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1754-1920 |
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The collection consists of original source material including correspondence of individuals and families, Coulter's transcriptions
of articles and soldier's letters published in Southern newspapers during the Civil War, court records from Jackson County
(Ga.), and extensive correspondence of Edwin King Lumpkin, Joseph Henry Lumpkin, William L. Mitchell, and Howell Cobb.
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ms2345 |
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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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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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Gilbert C. Fite Collection of Richard B. Russell, Jr. Research Files
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Fite, Gilbert Courtland, 1918- |
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1971-1984 |
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The collection consists of oral histories and notes Dr. Gilbert C. Fite used in conducting research for the biography, Richard
B. Russell, Jr., Senator from Georgia.
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RBRL089GF |
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Hugh Peterson, Sr. Papers
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Peterson, Hugh, 1898-1961. |
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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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RBRL107HPS |
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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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Alexander H. Stephens family papers
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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1818-1944 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, financial papers, and scrapbooks. The
correspondence is divided into family and business with family letters mainly among Alexander H. Stephens, John A. Stephens
and Linton Stephens. They discuss family matters, politics and legal cases. Included is a letter from Alexander H. Stephens
describing his trip to Athens to take his entrance examination, in which he describes the university and town as well as the
countryside between Athens and Washington, Georgia. Business correspondence includes letters from Herschel Johnson, Howell
Cobb, Joseph E. Brown, and Joseph H. Lumpkin. There are also items relating to John Stephens' imprisonment at Johnson Island
(OH) during the Civil War. Letters during wartime included lists the members of the Stephens Rifles, flag design proposals,
petitions for military positions, and discussions on the release of a Union officer from Andersonville. There is a folder
of 1851 correspondence concerning a possible duel between Thomas W. Thomas and James M. Smythe, and materials regarding the
surveying of Michigan and Texas Territories. Printed material includes several speeches of Alexander H. Stephens. The scrapbooks
contain newspapers clippings about Alexander H. Stephens. Included is a plantation account book of the Simpson plantation,
in which are lists of enslaved people, a journal of daily farm work, printed rules for managing farms and slaves, and signed
contracts with freedmen.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series II: Intra-Office Communications
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1943-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, series II. Intra-Office Communications comprehensively reveals Richard
Russell's daily activities as a United States Senator representing the state of Georgia. Materials in this series are divided
into four categories: Memoranda, Appointment Books, Guest Registers, and Mail Desk Diaries. Not many files survived from Russell's
first eleven years in office; the main series for this time period are Early Office, Political, Political Patronage, Personal,
and a few files in General.
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RBRL001RBR_C_II |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series III: Speech/Media
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1933-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection Subgroup C, Series III. Speech/Media comprehensively reveals Richard Russell's activities
as a United States senator representing the state of Georgia. The Speech/Media series consists of manuscripts, typescripts,
printed copies, and transcripts of Senator Russell's speeches, articles, interviews, press releases, and related materials;
daily copies of the Congressional Record; and speeches, articles, and press releases by other colleagues of the senator. Not
many files survived from Russell's first eleven years in office; the main series for this time period are Early Office, Political,
Political Patronage, Personal, and a few files in General.
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RBRL001RBR_C_III |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series IX: Legislative
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1933-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series IX. Legislative is primarily constituent mail, but includes legislative
drafts, memoranda, hearing transcripts, and correspondence with congressional colleagues. Although official senate committee
records remain with each committee and, when retired by the committee, they are transferred to the Center for Legislative
Archives, National Archives and Records Administration, in Washington, D.C., as part of the permanent records of Congress,
Senator Russell retained copies of some materials related to these committees. Any additional non-textual materials originally
filed with papers were removed for preservation purposes and improved access. These materials include photographs, audiovisual
items, scrapbooks, vertical files, memorabilia, and books.
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RBRL001RBR_C_IX |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series V: Personal
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1928-1971 |
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Subgroup C, Series V. Personal contains correspondence and material of a personal nature including invitations, greetings,
announcements, commendations, gifts, family material, etc. With the exception of some correspondence with his mother, all
family correspondence was removed to Exhibit B and restricted by donor agreement. Especially noteworthy are the materials
related to History, Miscellaneous, and Trips. While History generally has materials relating to Russell's interest in the
subject, specifically the Civil War, Russell occasionally designated certain items to be placed here. For example, at his
direction, research and strategy files from the 1960 civil rights debates are located here. Miscellaneous has a significant
amount of correspondence from personal friends. Trips contains correspondence and material on all of Senator Russell's trips
including those made in his capacity as a member or chairman of a senate committee. For example, correspondence and material
from Russell's 1943 global tour of the war front as chairman of a special senate committee to investigate overseas military
bases demonstrate the senator's work on such assignments. During many of these overseas trips prior to 1950, Russell had very
revealing correspondence with his mother, which is included. Trips are filed under year in which they were made. If more than
one trip was made within a year, the trips were filed alphabetically by country within the year.
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RBRL001RBR_C_V |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series VI: Political
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1932-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series VI. Political not only spans the entire senate career of Russell
but also carries over the gubernatorial office with the 1932 senatorial campaign and the early senate office procedures through
Russell's office filing reorganization circa 1943. The Political series is a rich source of documentation for studying political
campaigns in the mid-twentieth century. The campaign files cover Senator Russell's campaigns of 1932, 1936, 1942, 1948, 1954,
1960, and 1966. In addition to the senatorial campaign files, the series contains files documenting Russell's unsuccessful
1952 race for United States president. Any additional non-textual materials originally filed with papers were removed for
preservation purposes and improved access. These materials include photographs, audiovisual items, scrapbooks, vertical files,
memorabilia, and books. The Special Name files contain information at a particular point in time on individuals whom Senator
Russell considered of enough interest to warrant an individual folder. Such individuals include Lyndon B. Johnson, Eugene
Talmadge, Charles Crisp, Herman E. Talmadge, Ralph McGill, Strom Thurmond, Orval Faubus, and Barry Goldwater, among others.
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RBRL001RBR_C_VI |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series XV: General
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1935-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup C, Series XV: General is composed mainly of correspondence and printed materials
relating to federal agencies and departments. Arrangement is chronological by latest date, and within each year date, file
headings are by agency or by subject and arranged alphabetically. Because of the close relationship between the passage of
legislation by the Congress and its implementation by the federal government, there is significant overlap between the General
series and the Legislative series. Any additional non-textual materials originally filed with papers were removed for preservation
purposes and improved access. These materials include photographs, audiovisual items, scrapbooks, vertical files, memorabilia,
and books.
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RBRL001RBR_C_XV |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup D: Winder Papers
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Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1897-1971 |
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The Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection Subgroup D: Winder Papers were gathered at the request of the Russell Estate executors
in the early 1980s, Russell Library staff appraised materials at the Russell family home place in Winder, Georgia, for the
purpose of identifying those items which should be added to the collection at the Library. Staff members had full access to
search the house and property to locate materials. This addendum to the original conveyance of the Senator's collection documents
his personal life and early career and fills gaps in documentation provided by materials already at the Library. The Winder
Materials are divided into five series: Early Years, School Years, Georgia Legislative and Pre-Gubernatorial Years, Georgia
Gubernatorial Years, and United States Senatorial Years. Any additional non-textual materials originally filed with papers
were removed for preservation purposes and improved access. These materials include photographs, audiovisual items, scrapbooks,
vertical files, memorabilia, and books.
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RBRL001RBR_D |
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