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Rodney Mims Cook Papers
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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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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Stovall and McKay Family Papers
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Stovall family |
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1886-1998 |
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The Stovall and McKay Family Papers document Walter Louis and Alice Woodliff Stovall, and their children: Walter Louis, Jr.,
James Edwin, Mary Katherine, Sarah Elizabeth, Martha Woodliff, and George Woodliff. The majority of the collection is correspondence
between the three girls and their parents and document their daily lives. Also, there are letters between George and his wife,
Martha McKay, during his service in the Air Corps during World War II. A small amount of correspondence from George and Martha's
son, Walter L. Stovall III and his wife Charlayne Hunter (Gault) discuss their controversial biracial marriage and the birth
of their daughter. The McKay papers belonged to Martha McKay and her brother Wright Judson McKay. The majority of her files
are related to the Sub-Debs, a women's civic club, established in 1934. There is also scrapbook about J. E. Mathis, McKay's
maternal grandfather.
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RBRL193SMMF |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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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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Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers
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Myers, Henry Tift, Sr., 1907-1968. |
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1931-1968 |
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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Tift Myers, Sr., a native of Tifton, Georgia, was the first Presidential pilot, and transported Presidents
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman around the world in specially-designed airplanes that were the predecessors of the
modern Air Force One. Myers also piloted several members of Congress, high ranking military officers, visiting royalty, and
other VIPs and guests of the United States government. Among his notable passengers were Madame Chiang, wife of Chiang Kai-shek,
Mexican President Miguel Alemán, the King and Queen of Greece, and Winston Churchill. He captained the 1943 global war front
flight that carried Senator Richard B. Russell and the Special Senate Subcommittee to inspect military installations. Myers
was also the holder of a number of air speed and flight distance records. The Henry Tift Myers, Sr. Papers document both his
personal and professional life from 1931 to 1968 (bulk 1943-1947), with an emphasis on his service as the first Presidential
pilot during World War II. The collection consists of correspondence, flight logs, printed material, ephemera, clippings,
notes, photographs, drawings, and maps.
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RBRL230HTM |
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| 406 |
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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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Alexander S. Clay Papers
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Clay, Alexander Stephens, 1853-1910. |
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1900-1951 |
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The Alexander S. Clay Papers is one of the earliest collections of Congressional papers held by the Russell Library and documents
the beginnings of modern, federal policy-making in the twentieth century. The collection consists of correspondence between
Senator Clay and his constituents, government officials and public servants, members of his family, and others between 1900
and 1914. Most of the letters are incoming correspondence. Topics discussed in the correspondence include the appointment
of postmasters and other civil servants, nominations for students seeking admission to the United States Military Academy
(West Point) and Naval Academy (Annapolis), tariffs and international trade legislation, the opening of the Panama Canal,
U.S. Supreme Court cases and justice appointments, women's suffrage, Prohibition, Georgia gubernatorial elections, the 1908
presidential election, expansion of rural postal delivery service, relations between the United States and the Philippines,
and the 1910 federal census. Also included in the collection are letters received after Clay's death, a photograph, postage
stamps, and U.S. Army records from the 31st Regiment of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry (which Clay's son, Frank Butner Clay,
served in as a captain) that were collected by the Clay family.
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RBRL435 |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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| 408 |
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Lewis Wickes Hine photographs
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 |
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1909-1913 |
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The collection consists of photographs by Lewis W. Hine from 1909-1913 depicting child laborers in Georgia. The photographs
show mill children at their work or grouped before the mills. A few of the photographs show the impoverished areas surrounding
the mills where the children lived with their families. The collection includes photographs from the following Georgia mill
sites: Augusta, Columbus, LaFayette, Lindale, Macon, Rome, Rossville, Tifton, and Valdosta.
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ms989 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 409 |
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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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Dates: |
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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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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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Martin J. Hillenbrand Papers
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Hillenbrand, Martin Joseph, 1915-2005. |
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1910s-2005 |
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Ambassador Martin J. Hillenbrand served for thirty-five years as a professional United States Foreign Service Officer, including
service in Burma, India, Mozambique, Hungary, France, and Germany. He was appointed as the first U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
(1967-1969), Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (1969-1972) and Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
(1972-1976). The collection consists of Hillenbrand's personal papers and provides an overview of his life and career in diplomatic
service. The papers also document his academic career at The University of Georgia (1982-1997) and involvement in international
diplomatic organizations. Of particular interest are his personal, hand-written journals and notebooks which begin with adolescence
and extend through retirement. Included in the collection are published and unpublished articles, drafts, speeches, notes,
journals, correspondence, clippings, photographs, artifacts and audiovisual material.
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RBRL155MJH |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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William H. (Bill) Burson Papers
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Burson, William H. (Bill), 1928-1997. |
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Dates: |
1933-1997 |
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This collection documents the life of William H. (Bill) Burson (1928-1997) and the various positions he held under Senator
Herman Talmadge; Governors Carl Sanders, Lester Maddox, and Jimmy Carter; and Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller. Burson graduated
from the University of Georgia with a BA in Journalism in 1948 and served as a war correspondent in the Korean War. After
the war, Burson served as an aide to Senator Herman Talmadge and later to Governor Carl Sanders. In 1967, the newly elected
governor, Lester Maddox, appointed him to be director of the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services. Over the
next three years Burson fought a "War on Hunger" attempting to create food stamps programs across Georgia. Burson was elected
as State Treasurer in 1970 and campaigned for the U.S. Senate in 1972. After losing the senatorial campaign, Burson worked
as a lobbyist for business interests in the Southeast. In 1975, he became Zell Miller's administrative and special assistant,
a position he held until his retirement in 1991. The collection is comprised primarily of twenty-five scrapbooks that detail
Burson's life and career from 1933 to 1991. Also included are photographs, editorial cartoons, books, certificates, and plaques.
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RBRL206WHB |
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George Ervin (Sonny) Perdue Official Papers
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Perdue, Sonny, 1946- |
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Dates: |
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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Lucy Hargrett Draper British and American women's history collection
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Draper, Lucy Hargrett |
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1813-1998 |
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The Lucy Hargrett Draper Center and Archives for the Study of the Rights of Women in History and Law is comprised of primary
and secondary materials in a variety of formats with an emphasis on documenting women's rights, especially the United States
and British Women's Suffrage Movements (1840-1920). The focus of the collection is on leading figures such as Susan B. Anthony,
Clara Barton, Carrie Chapman Catt, Julia Ward Howe, Mary Livermore, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Emmeline
Pankhurst and her daughter Sylvia, including correspondence and photographs. Other materials relate to the suffrage movement
in the United States, such as postcards, photographs, government documents and periodicals, record activities at the state,
regional, and national levels, both for and against suffrage.
In addition, supporting materials recognize some of the leaders of the abolition movement, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet
Tubman, and Sojourner Truth, each of whom spoke up on behalf of women's rights as well as against slavery. Moreover, to place
the suffrage materials in historical context the collection also includes pre-suffrage treatise on women's rights and legal
documents dating to the 16th century as well as materials related to post-suffrage efforts (1921-2000) to pass the ERA, the
formation of N.O.W., the women's liberation movement, and the Pro-Choice movement.
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ms3071 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mack F. Mattingly Papers
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Mattingly, Mack Francis, 1931- |
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1918-2023 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Mack F. Mattingly from 1956 to 2023, including correspondence, clippings, press releases,
speeches, printed materials, photographs, audiotapes, and videotapes. The press files include mainly speeches, press releases,
and clippings. Records relating to office administration contain telelphone logs, appointment books, schedule books, guest
books, accepted and declined invitations files, files of office staff, and general files that consist of weekly and monthly
reports from regional representatives in Georgia. The legislative files include subject files pertaining to legislation being
considered by Congress, bill files, Mattingly's voting records from 1981 through 1987, and his personal legislative files,
which contain legislative topics of particular interest to the Senator. These materials document Mattingly's work on legislation
relating to the line-item veto, anti-drug measures, tax policy, trade policy, agriculture policy, and the conservative economic
and federal defense budget policy. Of particular interest are records relating to Mattingly's work as chair of the Subcommittee
on Military Construction Appropriations, which included aid to the "Contras" in Nicaragua, his tenure on the Ethics Committee
while it investigated the ABSCAM bribery scandal, and legislation that reduced expenditures on consultants and studies by
the government. The records of the constituent services staff consist primarily of issue correspondence containing information
on constituents' views and questions about current events or public issues. The scrapbooks (1979-1985) were compiled by the
Senator's family and staff which record highlights of the Senator's political career and campaigns. Also included are journals
and letters written by Carolyn Mattingly.
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RBRL148MFM |
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Athens Town and Gown Players records
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Creator: |
Town and Gown Players (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1953-2018 |
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The collection consists of documents related to the Town and Gown Players of Athens, Georgia. There are production documents,
including scripts, programs, tickets, pictures and design documents; publicity documents, including season lists and season
press releases, season press clippings, promotions, brochures and flyers; financial documents, including expense/income reports,
treasurer's reports, show income breakdown statements, receipts, tax documents and ledgers; facility documents, including
leases, insurance policies, rental agreements, renovation documents, contracts with technicians and facilities specs for designers;
and membership documents including member lists, newsletters, thank you letters and general member communications.
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ms3256 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ed Friend Visual Materials
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Friend, Edwin Hugo (Ed), Sr. |
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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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RBRL064EF |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Rebecca Latimer Felton papers
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Creator: |
Felton, William H. (William Harrell), 1823-1909 |
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1851-1930 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Rebecca Latimer Felton, from 1851 to 1930. The papers include correspondence, speeches,
articles, and scrapbooks; all reflecting her lengthy public career as author, newspaper columnist, lecturer, as she actively
pursued her interests in politics, religious issues, penal and temperance reform and women's political rights. The papers
reflect her involvement in the World's Columbian Exposition (1890-1894), the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta (1895), and
as a delegate to the Progressive Republican Convention in Chicago (1912). Correspondents include readers of her articles and
letters and those involved in Exposition matters. Other correspondents include General John B. Gordon, Alexander Hamilton
Stephens, James Longstreet, William H. Hidell, Bertha Honore Palmer, Lafayette McLaws, Florence Williams Olmstead, President
Rutherford B. Hayes, Georgia Governors A. H. Colquitt, Joseph Emerson Brown and William Yates Atkinson and family members,
husband William H. Felton, son Howard Erwin Felton, and Charles and Eleanor Swift Latimer.
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ms81 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Camp and Keeler families papers
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Creator: |
Keeler family |
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Dates: |
1817-1967 |
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The collection consists of family correspondence, legal documents, ledgers, journals, scrapbooks, sheet music, broadsides,
newspapers, musical manuscripts, postcards, photographs and other related printed ephemera. The documents relate to the families
of George Hull Camp and George H. Keeler. Photographs include a record of Sarah Atwood Camp's travels via steamship; an album
of albumen photographs of Florida, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antiqua, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Cuba; and daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes, cartes-de-visite, and tintypes of family members.
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ms3374 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup E, Series I: Photographs
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Creator: |
Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971 |
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1840-1970 |
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection, Subgroup E, Series I. Photographs consists of over 4,500 unique photographs illustrating
the life and career of Senator Russell. Early photographs include images of family members and scenes from Russell's childhood
and span his life through 1 October 1970, when he made a military inspection tour at Key West, Florida. Of particular interest
are the photos documenting the Senate Military Affairs Committee touring the European Theatre of Operation in 1945.
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RBRL001RBR_E_I |
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