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Clifford Hodges Brewton Collection of Lester G. Maddox Speech/Press Research Files
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Maddox, Lester G., 1915-2003. |
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1964-1976 |
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Reverend Clifford Hodges Brewton served as press aide to Lester Maddox during his terms as governor and lieutenant governor
of Georgia. This collection contains materials Brewton compiled in order to write a book (never published) about Governor
Maddox. The scope of the collection covers both the gubernatorial (1967-1971) and the lieutenant governor (1971-1975) administrations
of Maddox including the campaigns for each office as well as his 1968 bid for the U.S. presidency. The collection includes
press releases, speeches, research materials, clippings, magazine articles, photographs, audiocassettes, and ¼-inch audiotapes.
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RBRL051CHBLM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Lester G. Maddox Biographical File
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Maddox, Lester G., 1915-2003. |
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1990-1999 |
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The file contains writings by Maddox expressing his grief over the death of his wife, Virginia; writings relating to his term
as governor of Georgia; his last "State of the State Address"; prints of Lester and Virginia Maddox; a booklet on the construction
of the Lester and Virginia Maddox Bridge over the Chattahoochee River on I-75; and information on the Board of Regents' budget
increase between 1967 and 1971.
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Identifier: |
RBRL224LGM |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Thomas Gresham Collection of Lester Maddox Speech/Press Files
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Gresham, Thomas Talmadge, 1922-1990. |
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Dates: |
1960-1971 |
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The collection consists primarily of speeches and press releases written by members of Governor Lester Maddox's press department.
Thomas Talmadge Gresham drafted over 200 speeches during his tenure as a speechwriter for the Governor from 1968 to 1970.
Also included are research files maintained by Gresham and various other press department office files, including schedules
and assignments. There are also seven photographs and a few pieces of memorabilia from Maddox's gubernatorial years.
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Identifier: |
RBRL022TGLM |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Howard H. (Bo) Callaway Papers
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Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927- |
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Dates: |
1947-2006 |
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The collection consists of personal and political papers of Howard H. (Bo) Callaway from 1947 to 1993. Includes congressional
files containing press releases, subject files, and correspondence; political files containing campaign material from his
1966 bid for Governor of Georgia, state and national Republican Committee material, and 1968 Nixon campaign material; personal
files reflecting Callaway's involvement in private organizations; and scrapbooks recording his activities as Secretary of
the Army.
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Identifier: |
RBRL015HHC |
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Repository: |
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Clarke County (Ga.) McCarthy for President Records
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Clarke County (Ga.) McCarthy for President Organization |
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Dates: |
1967-1969 |
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Eugene McCarthy served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate before making a run for the presidency in 1967.
McCarthy ran as a liberal Democrat; he was very opposed to the war in Vietnam, but was defeated by Hubert Humphrey in the
primary. The Clarke County (Ga.) McCarthy for President Organization was formed to promote Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 presidential
election. Robert Griffith and Phinizy Spalding, two McCarthy campaign workers from Georgia and University of Georgia history
professors, donated this collection, which consists of correspondence, speeches, news clippings, political ephemera, and notes
reflecting their work and support for McCarthy's presidential campaign.
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RBRL050MPCC |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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