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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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