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41 Title:   Gene Basset Editorial Cartoons  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Basset, Gene, 1927-  
  Dates:   1984-1992  
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The collection consists of ink drawings, pencil sketches, negatives, and plates of editorial cartoons by Gene Basset from 1984 to 1992. Subject content relates to state and local (Atlanta-Fulton County) politics and feature such topics as public transportation, pension padding, and political corruption. There are also drawings relating to the Atlanta-based Falcon football team, the University of Georgia Bulldogs, the Atlanta Zoo, women's rights, Turner Broadcasting, and the Mercer University vs. Baptist Church controversy.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL009GB  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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42 Title:   Ben Blackburn Congressional Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Blackburn, Benjamin Bentley, 1927-  
  Dates:   1968-1974  
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The collection consists of papers of Benjamin B. Blackburn from 1969 to 1974. The papers include correspondence, both incoming constituent letters and copies (green forms) of Blackburn's outgoing correspondence; clippings; speeches; reports; press releases; printed materials; photographs; and maps. The materials document Blackburn's activities in the United States House of Representatives including his tenure on the Banking and Currency Committee, the Joint Economic Committee, and the Housing and Domestic Finance Committee. The correspondence mainly pertains to concerns of Blackburn's constituents and contains information on the 1974 Watergate investigation and Richard M. Nixon, the Vietnamese conflict and prisoners of war, the United Nations, foreign policy and trade, health care, taxation, and environmental issues.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL010BB  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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43 Title:   William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Bennett, W. Tapley, 1917-1994.  
  Dates:   1928-1994  
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The collection consists of personal and official papers of diplomat William Tapley Bennett from 1941 to 1980. The papers mainly document Bennett's diplomatic and ambassadorial service with the United States Department of State, the United Nations Security Council (1971-1977), and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's North Atlantic Council (1977-1983). Of particular note, are the materials from Bennett's assignment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic during the 1965 Dominican Crisis. Other assignments documented include Austria, Portugal, and Maxwell Air Force Base. The papers also document his military service, personal life, and involvement in international diplomatic organizations. Included are correspondence, speeches, clippings, printed material, photographs, and appointment books.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL011WTB  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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44 Title:   William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Papers, Series VII: Audiovisual Materials  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Bennett, W. Tapley, 1917-1994.  
  Dates:   1960s-1980s  
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William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Papers, Series VII: Audiovisual, includes moving images of Haiti and the Dominican Republic from the 1960s, as well as other audiovisual resources documenting Bennett's career.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL011WTB_VII  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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45 Title:   Iris F. Blitch Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Blitch, Iris Faircloth, 1912-1993.  
  Dates:   1954-1985  
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The Iris F. Blitch Papers document her two terms representing Georgia's Eighth District in the United States Congress from 1955 to 1963, and, to a lesser extent her campaigns and personal life. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legislative bills, research and campaign materials, scrapbooks and photographs. Well-documented throughout the entire collection, particularly in the Legislative and Subject Series, are the issues that were important to Blitch and to the twenty counties that composed the Eighth District, including agriculture and environmental issues. Bills sponsored or supported by Blitch include: Okefenokee Conservation Bill (secured funding for water conservation and fire protection in and around the swamp); Small-Watershed Bill (allowed the building of small watershed projects with government grants and loans to conserve water for farmers, municipalities, industry, recreation and the conservation of fish and wildlife); Water Pollution Bill; forestry development; anti-subversive activities; improved drug laws; livestock sales; and benefits to beekeepers, among others. Additionally, the papers provide insight into the political climate for women in the second half of the 1950s and the early 1960s as well as into social mores regarding their participation. Blitch's personal beliefs and opinions regarding women's roles and responsibilities in government and politics are evident in the speeches and interviews she gave throughout her career. To a lesser extent, and primarily through correspondence found in the Personal Series, is information relating to her immediate and extended family as well as her fragile health, which ultimately forced her retirement in 1963. Correspondents include the following prominent Georgians: D. W. Brooks, Phil Campbell, John Flynt, Jr., E. L. Forrester, Ed Friend, Henderson Lanham, Herman Talmadge, John Pilcher, Prince Preston, and Richard B. Russell, Jr.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL012IFB  
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46 Title:   D. W. Brooks Oral History Collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Brooks, D. W. (David William), 1901-1999  
  Dates:   1987-1988  
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D. W. Brooks was a major figure in American agriculture. He was the founder and leader of Gold Kist, a farm cooperative, for almost fifty years and also served as an agricultural advisor to several U.S. Presidents. This collection consists primarily of oral history interviews with D.W. Brooks conducted by Brian S. Wills. D.W. Brooks discusses his family background, his childhood in Royston, Ga., his education, and his involvement with the Methodist church. He speaks extensively about topics related to farming and agriculture in Georgia, including the founding and development of Gold Kist, the poultry industry, fish and cattle production, cotton farming, and the federal government's involvement with farming co-ops. Brooks also discusses his contribution as an agricultural advisor to United States presidents and world leaders. Complimentary interviews in this collection with individuals such as former President Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State Dean Rusk provide additional perspectives on Brooks and his contributions.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL013DWBOH  
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47 Title:   D. W. Brooks Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Brooks, D. W. (David William), 1901-1999  
  Dates:   1900-1999  
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D. W. Brooks (1901-1999) was a farmer and cooperative executive, running the Cotton Producers Association (later renamed Gold Kist) as well as insurance companies for farmers. His papers document his businesses and Georgia agriculture, as well as his service to the U.S. government, several universities, and the Methodist Church. The papers include correspondence, business and committee reports, meeting materials, and subject files.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL014DWB  
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48 Title:   Howard H. (Bo) Callaway Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-  
  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.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL015HHC  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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49 Title:   Walt Lardner Collection of Jimmy Carter Editorial Cartoons  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Lardner, Walt, 1931-2023  
  Dates:   1976-1980  
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The collection consists of original ink drawn, editorial cartoons by Walt Lardner from 1976 to 1980. Created for a South Carolina newspaper, the cartoons depict issues surrounding Jimmy Carter and his term as President including the energy crises, welfare reform and Carter's relationship with Congress. Other personalities depicted by the cartoons include Burt Lance, Herman Talmadge, and Israeli Prime Minister Begin.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL016JCPC  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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50 Title:   Bryant T. Castellow Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Castellow, Bryant T. (Bryant Thomas), 1876-1962.  
  Dates:   1937-1967  
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The Bryant T. Castellow Papers span the dates from 1932 to 1967, with the bulk of the papers representing Castellow's tenure in the House of Representatives for the Third District of Georgia from 1932 to 1936. Also included in this collection are posthumous letters of sympathy and tribute.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL017BTC  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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51 Title:   Commission to Revise the Constitution of Georgia Records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Commission to Revise the Constitution of Georgia  
  Dates:   1943-1945  
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In March of 1943, the Georgia General Assembly passed a resolution sponsored by Governor Ellis Arnall, for a commission of twenty-three members to revise the state's constitution. The new constitution was submitted to the Georgia General Assembly in January of 1945 and approved by the people of Georgia in a special election on 7 August 1945. This collection consists of records of the Georgia State Commission to revise the Constitution from 1943 to 1945. Included are typescript proceedings that illustrate revisions of the 1877 Georgia Constitution. These were edited by Dr. Albert Berry Saye, a professor at the University of Georgia and a leading authority on state and federal constitutional law. Also included are brief biographical sketches of the twenty-three members of the commission.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL018CRCG  
  Repository:   Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies  
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52 Title:   Ed Jackson's Files on the Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improvement in Government  
  Dates:   1955-1990  
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The Commission's papers span the dates of 1955–1973 and represent agency reports collected by the Commission as well as studies of the Commission's findings.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL019EJ  
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53 Title:   Robert E. Argo, Jr. Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Argo, Robert E., 1923-  
  Dates:   1977-1987  
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The Robert E. Argo, Jr. Papers consist of files of a Georgia legislator from the Clarke County District. He served in the General Assembly from 1977 to 1986. This collection contains campaign finance reports, legislative correspondence, copies of bills and resolutions, Southern Legislative Conference and Southern State Energy Board (SSEB) meeting files, National Conference of State Legislatures correspondence and meeting files, and appropriation committee files. Topics include the University System of Georgia and University of Georgia, education, teachers retirement, Travel Industry Study Committee, computerized telephone solicitation, local legislation for Athens and Clarke County, and energy.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL020REA  
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54 Title:   S. Fletcher Thompson Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Thompson, Standish Fletcher, 1925-  
  Dates:   1967-1971  
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S. Fletcher Thompson served as a U.S. Representative (1967-1973) and as a Georgia State Senator (1965-1967). His papers document his congressional career, including material related to the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Era, and Republican Party politics.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL021SFT  
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55 Title:   Thomas Gresham Collection of Lester Maddox Speech/Press Files  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Gresham, Thomas Talmadge, 1922-1990.  
  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.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL022TGLM  
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56 Title:   Kiliaen Van Rensselaer Townsend Papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Townsend, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, 1918-2008, 1916  
  Dates:   1985-1996  
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Kiliaen Van Rensselaer Townsend Papers, Series II. Audiovisual Materials includes one DVD and one VHS videocassette.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL023KRT  
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57 Title:   Alvan S. Arnall Collection of Ellis G. Arnall Materials  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Arnall, Alvan S., 1938-2012  
  Dates:   1941-2005  
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The materials in this collection have been gathered by Alvan S. Arnall, son of Governor Ellis G. Arnall. Ellis Gibbs Arnall was Attorney General of Georgia from 1939 to 1941 and was governor of Georgia from 1943 to 1947. The majority of this collection includes research materials used for Arnall's biography, The Politics of Change in Georgia: A Political Biography of Ellis Arnall, written by Harold Paulk Henderson. Files include correspondence, clippings, programs, speeches, research materials, resolutions, and bills. Materials are a mix of original documents and photocopies. Other papers in this collection document portions of Arnall's legal career and his campaigns.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL024ASA  
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58 Title:   American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia Records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia  
  Dates:   1938-2014  
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Georgia is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1963 that is focused on protecting civil liberties in the state of Georgia. The records document their litigation and lobbying work, the subjects that they are concerned with, and their daily operations and include correspondence, case files, research files, and publications. Common subjects include the criminal justice system, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and assembly, LGBT rights, open government, racial discrimination, and student and juvenile rights.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL025ACLU  
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59 Title:   American Turpentine Farmers Association Records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   American Turpentine Farmers Association  
  Dates:   1936-1999  
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Judge Harley Langdale of Valdosta, Georgia, along with 900 other men from the Southern turpentine industry established the American Turpentine Farmers Association (ATFA) in March of 1936. ATFA was formed to represent the interests of gum naval stores factors, producers, and dealers in the United States "turpentine belt" (Georgia, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas). Activities of ATFA document the interconnection of land use and environmental stewardship to the broader issues and policies of modern Georgia's rural development. The American Turpentine Farmers Association Minute Books provide the administrative record of the organization. The minute books are available online at http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/atfa/.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL026ATFA  
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60 Title:   Annie Beth Abney Collection of Nathaniel E. Harris Research Files  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Abney, Annie Beth Mobley  
  Dates:   1957  
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The Annie Beth Abney Collection of Nathaniel E. Harris Research Files consists of photographs and correspondence gathered by Abney while writing a master's thesis at the University of Georgia on Nathaniel Harris who served as Governor of Georgia from 1915 to 1917. Prior to his term as governor he also served in the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, and as a judge in the Superior Court of the Macon Circuit. Harris was an attorney by profession. The photographs document Harris family gravesites and Governor Harris's affiliation with the Mulberry Street Methodist Church (Macon, GA) where he was an active member for fifty years. Correspondence in the collection includes letters written by Governor Harris; Warren Roberts, a fellow church member; and Governor Harris's son, Walter Harris. The subject matter of the letters centers on Harris's church activities and personal family matters dated 1866 (copy) and 1957.
  
  Identifier:   RBRL027NEH  
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