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Keith Mason Papers
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Mason, Keith, 1960- |
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1977-2004 |
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Keith Mason's collection primarily includes personal papers from 1977 to 1995 from his position as Deputy Director of the
White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs as well as his personal collection of campaign memorabilia.
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RBRL250KM |
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Joel Carpenter Collection on Richard B. Russell's 1955 Trip to the USSR
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Carpenter, Joel. |
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1955 |
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The folder contains one nine-page Air Intelligence Information Report and six photo slides. The report details the Senator's
observations during the trip, including the sighting of a pair of unidentified flying objects ("flying saucers") by Senator
Russell and two others; descriptions of Dnieperpetrovsk airfield, passenger and military aircraft, and radar receivers near
Moscow; observations on Russian trains, railroad mechanisms and procedures; and hand-drawn diagrams of a Russian jet bomber
and a railroad gauge switching operation. Slides depict Senator Russell with companions at a war memorial in Baku, beside
a train carriage, at the Intourist Hotel, and in Tbilisi or Sochi; and passengers standing by the train between Baku and Tbilisi.
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RBRL251JC |
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David Coughlin File of the Herman Talmadge Speech at Buford Dam
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Coughlin, David. |
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1950 |
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This file contains a transcript of an address given by Herman E. Talmadge at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Buford Dam.
In the speech, Talmadge lauds the construction of the dam as a boon to the state of Georgia, providing electricity and stabilizing
transport in the region. He laments Georgia's dependence on out-of-state processing and industry, and encourages citizens
and local government to strive toward building a more industrialized and self-reliant state.
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RBRL252DC |
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404 |
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Aubrey Evans Collection on Richard B. Russell, Jr.
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Evans, Aubrey. |
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1932-1971 |
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The collection contains 20 letters and one 7-page speech transcript. The correspondence is primarily between Aubrey Evans
and Richard B. Russell, Jr. They span nearly forty years and follow the developing careers of Aubrey Evans and Senator Russell.
The correspondence begins with a 1932 letter from Russell to Honorable Philip Weltner, recommending Evans for college financial
aid. In following letters, Evans and Senator Russell express gratitude for each other's support, as well as congratulations
and interest in the other's career progress.
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RBRL253EA |
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Charles W. Shepard Letter
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Shepard, Charles W. |
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1966 |
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The collection consists of a copy of a letter from Senator Russell to Charles W. Shepard concerning the Vietnam War.
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RBRL254CWS |
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406 |
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Carl Vinson Letter
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Vinson, Carl, 1883-1981. |
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1963 |
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The collection contains one two-page letter from Carl Vinson to William B. Arthur, former managing editor of LOOK magazine.
In the letter, Vinson voices his response to a LOOK magazine article titled "Do We Need the Draft?"
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RBRL255CV |
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407 |
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Margaret S. Appleby McCormick Materials related to Richard B. Russell
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McCormick, Margaret S. Appleby, 1911- |
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1930s-1940s |
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The collection includes forty-nine black and white photographs belonging to Margaret Appleby McCormick, taken during her employment
with Senator Russell, and photocopies of six clippings mentioning McCormick, Lillian Coogle, Joseph E. Chappell, and Captain
and Mrs. William Beard Sturtevant.
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RBRL256MSAM |
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408 |
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Bill Westmoreland Letter from Richard B. Russell
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Westmoreland, Bill. |
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1965 |
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The collection contains one letter from Senator Richard B. Russell to Bill Westmoreland, dated August 13, 1965, stating that
rumors indicating he is in poor health are false, and expressing his intention to run for U.S. Senate re-election. Also contains
a photocopy of a clipping, showing Senator Russell with wounded soldiers from Georgia at a U.S. hospital.
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RBRL258BW |
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409 |
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Homer Cooper Papers
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Cooper, Homer Chassell, 1923-2014 |
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1945-2005 |
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Homer Cooper was a professor of sociology, a veteran of World War II, and an active member of the Democratic Party. His papers
document his involvement in the China-Burma-India Veterans Association and University of Georgia governance issues.
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RBRL262HC |
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410 |
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Lorena Weeks Files related to Weeks v. Southern Bell
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Weeks, Lorena, 1929- |
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1966-2009 |
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The collection contains materials pertaining to Lorena Weeks's sex discrimination case against Southern Bell Telephone Company.
The materials date from 1966 to 2009 and detail her fight to be promoted from operator to switchman, a job Southern Bell claimed
to be reserved only for men, despite such practices being declared unacceptable by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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RBRL263LWSB |
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Reid Harris Papers related to the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
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Harris, Reid Walker, 1930- |
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1967-1972, 2008-2009 |
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This collection documents Georgia Representative Reid Harris' involvement in the creation of the Coastal Marshland Protection
Act of 1970. Harris served as head of the environmental section of Governor Jimmy Carter's Goals for Georgia program and later
as chairman of the governor's State Environmental Council. The files include scrapbooks, publications, press releases, clippings,
correspondence, photographs, and draft legislation.
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RBRL264RH |
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412 |
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Georgia Republican Party Central Committee Campaign Files
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Georgia Republican Party Central Committee |
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1948 |
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The collection consists of pamphlets, newsletters, and campaign flyers of the Republican National Committee and The Georgia
Republican, the newsletter of the Georgia Republican Party Central Committee focusing on the 1948 presidential campaign of
Republicans Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren. The Georgia Republican newsletter also offers other Republican Party information
during that time in Georgia.
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RBRL265GRPCCC |
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413 |
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George J. Berry Collection of Photographs
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Berry, George J., 1937- |
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1968 |
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Fourteen 4x6" color photographs, depicting Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession on April 9, 1968 as it passed the Georgia
State Capitol. Also included are photos of buses parked in front of the Capitol building, the building's cupola, and the procession
as it passed a demolished building.
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RBRL266GJBP |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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414 |
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Biographical Material and Clippings on J. H. and J. R. Terrell, State Legislators
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Terrell, Hope |
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1923-1957 |
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Memorials, notes, clippings and typescripts of clippings on James Render Terrell, Sr. (1868-1948), Joel Hood Terrell (1902-1957)
and James Render Terrell, Jr. (1899-1956). Includes biographies and obituaries for the three, as well as articles relevant
to their careers.
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RBRL267JHJR |
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416 |
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Christopher Fleming Collection of Jon Nielsen Visual Materials
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Nielsen, Jon, 1912-1986. |
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1960s |
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Jon Nielsen (1912-1986) was a Danish-American artist and illustrator. He has illustrated over 200 children's books and textbooks,
taught college art, and co-authored the children's book "The Wishing Pearl and Other Tales of Vietnam" with his wife, Kay.
His works have been featured in galleries in New York and Florida. In the 1960s during the Vietnam War, he was asked by the
US State Department to travel to Vietnam and sketch portraits to entertain the soldiers. This collection contains 70 photographs
taken by Nielsen as studies for his ink drawings. Some of the six drawings in the collection were later used in his book "Artist
in South Vietnam," published in 1969.
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RBRL269CFJN |
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417 |
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USS Richard B. Russell (SSN 687) Memorabilia
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Department of the Navy |
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1971-1994 |
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USS Richard B. Russell (SSN 687), the thirty-seventh and final Sturgeon class nuclear attack submarine to be built, had its
keel laid at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia on October 19, 1971. The ship was christened
Richard B. Russell (SSN 687) on January 12, 1974 by Elizabeth Talmadge and Herman Talmadge was the speaker at the launching
ceremony. During its eighteen years of service USS Richard B. Russell was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, seven Navy
Unit Commendations, and seven Battle Efficiency "E" awards. On June 24, 1994 the ship was decommissioned. This collection
includes several flags, one model of the USS Russell, a scrapbook, stickers and patches, and inactivation ceremony programs.
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RBRL271USS |
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418 |
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Tommy Irvin Papers
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Irvin, Thomas T. (Tommy), 1929- |
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1945-2011 |
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Tommy Irvin served as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 to 2011. His papers document his service as commissioner,
including promoting Georgia agriculture products and protecting Georgia farmers and Georgia consumers. The papers include
correspondence, department publications and news releases, subject files, photographs, audiovisual materials, and digital
files.
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RBRL272TI |
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419 |
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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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420 |
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Howard J. Wiarda and Iêda de Barros Siqueira Wiarda Collection: Howard J. Wiarda Papers
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Howard J. Wiarda |
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1928-2014 |
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Howard J. Wiarda is a scholar, consultant, think tanker, and political advisor in the fields of international relations, foreign
policy, and comparative politics. His papers document his academic and political career, including his research, advising
of government officials, and participation in Washington think tanks, and are predominantly composed of research files and
writings.
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RBRL276HJW |
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