Creator:
Troutman, Robert B. (Robert Battey), 1918-1991
Inclusive Dates: 1940s-2000s
Language(s): English
Extent:
15 Linear Feet
Collection Number: RBRL410
Repository:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: Robert B. Troutman, Jr. was a lawyer at the Atlanta-based firm Spalding, Sibley, Troutman, and Brock (now King and Spalding). During the 1960 Presidential campaign he served as the manager of John F. Kennedy's Southern campaign. After the election, he served briefly as chairman of the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, where he spearheaded the committee's Plans for Progress jobs strategy.
The bulk of this collection document's Troutman's real estate ventures in Florida and his immediate family. Only a small part concerns his work for the Kennedy campaign and Kennedy administration.
Robert Battey Troutman, Jr. was born February 20, 1918. He attended Harvard Law School, where he shared a room with Joseph Kennedy, Jr. After law school he joined his father's firm in Atlanta: Spalding, Sibley, Troutman, and Brock (now King and Spalding), staying until 1956 when he left to work on real estate ventures.
Troutman served as John F. Kennedy's Southern campaign manager during the 1960 Presidential election, after which he was appointed chairman of the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. As chairman, Troutman spearheaded the Plan for Progress, a program whose goal was to fight widespread job discrimination by persuading major US corporations to hire Black Americans.Troutman died July 30, 1991 at the age of 73.
Only a small portion of this collection covers Troutman's political career. The majority of the records in this collection deal with Troutman's real estate ventures in Lee County, Florida as part of the J. Scott Callan Trust. This includes court documents, development proposals, research on relevant environmental and land-use laws.
The colleciton also includes family records, primarily correspondence between Troutman and his sister, Eleanor.
This collection is arranged in four series. The bulk of the collection can be found in series 1, which contains records pertaining to the J. Scott Callan Trust land in Lee County, FL, of which Troutman was a trustee. Series 2 contains a few folders documenting Troutman's political career with the Kennedy administration. Series 3 is comprised of family letters, particularly letters from Troutman to his sister, Eleanor. Series 4 contains records related to the Troutman estate. In order to protect privacy concerns, series 4 has been restrited until 2045.
Robert B. Troutman, Jr. Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
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