May Erwin Talmadge papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: May Erwin Talmadge papers
Creator: Talmadge, May Erwin, 1885-1973
Inclusive Dates: 1864-1973
Language(s): English
Extent: 21.4 Linear Feet 36 boxes, 1 oversized volume
Collection Number: ms2299
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Mary Erwin Talmadge (1885-1973), wife of Julius Y. Talmadge (1880-1940) of Athens, was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution for over fifty years (serving as President General from 1944-1948), and worked with the Georgia State Board of Education in the 1950s.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, receipts, photographs, and print material. The bulk of the material centers on Mrs. Talmadge's work with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Board of Education, but the collection also includes personal correspondence and material relating to the Talmadge and Erwin families. The collections includes correspondence pertaining to the controversy which arose from DAR racial policies in the wake of the Marian Anderson incident, and material relating to issues facing the Georgia Board of Education during the 1950s including banning of textbooks and integration.

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Administrative Information

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Harry Talmadge through an arrangement with Lee Epting, 1980.

Preferred Citation

May Erwin Talmadge Papers, ms2299, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 October 16.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence, 1864-1973
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1	1	Letter, from Pa in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Daughter regarding oil speculation, 1864
1	2	Letter from C. H. Mills to son, 1867
1	3	Letter to wife from husband in Chattanooga, TN, 1874
1	4	Correspondence, 1875
1	5	Letter from Rick, engineer Cincinnati Southern Railway, to Stark, 1882
1	6	Correspondence re. N.S.D.A.R., 1900-1901
1	7	Correspondence, 1905
1	8	Correspondence, 1906
1	9	Correspondence, 1907
1	10	Correspondence, 1909
1	11	Correspondence, 1910
1	12	Correspondence, 1911
1	13	Correspondence, 1912
1	14	Correspondence, 1913
1	15	Correspondence, 1914
1	16	Correspondence, 1915
1	17	Correspondence, 1916-1917
1	18	Correspondence, 1918
1	19	Correspondence, 1919
1	20	Correspondence, 1920
1	21	Correspondence, 1921
1	22	Correspondence, 1922
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52	1	Correspondence, 1922-1926
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1	23	Correspondence, 1923
1	24-25	Correspondence, 1924
1	26	Correspondence, 1925
1	27-28	Correspondence, 1926
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2	1	Correspondence, 1927
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52	2	Correspondence, 1927-1929
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2	2	Correspondence, 1928
2	3	Correspondence, 1929
2	4-5	Correspondence, 1930
2	6	Correspondence, 1931
2	7	Correspondence, 1932
2	8	Correspondence, 1933
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3	1	Correspondence, 1934
3	2	Correspondence, 1934
3	3	Correspondence, 1935
3	4	Correspondence, 1935
3	5	Correspondence, 1935
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4	1	Correspondence, 1935
4	2	Correspondence, 1935
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52	3	Correspondence, 1935-1936
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4	3	Correspondence, 1936
4	4	Correspondence, 1937
4	5	Correspondence, 1938
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5	1	Correspondence, 1939
5	2	Correspondence, 1940
5	3	Correspondence, 1941
5	4	Correspondence, 1942
5	5-6	Correspondence, 1943
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6	1-3	Correspondence, 1944
6	4-5	Correspondence, 1945
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52	4	Correspondence, 1945-1949
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7	1-3	Correspondence, 1946
7	4-5	Correspondence, 1947
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8	1	Correspondence, 1948
8	2	Correspondence, 1949
8	3	Correspondence, 1950
8	4	Correspondence, 1951
8	5	Correspondence, 1952
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52	5	Correspondence, 1952-1954
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8	6	Correspondence, 1953
8	7	Correspondence, 1954
8	8	Correspondence, 1955
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9	1	Correspondence, 1955
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52	6	Correspondence, 1955-1959
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9	2-3	Correspondence, 1956
9	4	Correspondence, 1957
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10	1	Correspondence, 1958
10	2	Correspondence, 1959
10	3	Correspondence, 1960
10	4	Correspondence, 1961
10	5	Correspondence, 1962
10	6-7	Correspondence, 1963
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11	1-4	Correspondence, 1964
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12	1-3	Correspondence, 1965-1967
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13	1-6	Correspondence, 1968-1973
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14	1-8	Correspondence - undated
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15	1-4	Correspondence - undated

 

2. Georgia State Board of Education Files, 1950-1965
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28	1	State Board of Education Report: Providing an Adequate Foundation Program of Education
28	2	State Board of Education Report: Revised Budget, 1951-1953
28	3	State Board of Education Report: Science for Georgia Schools Pt. I-II
28	4	State Board of Education Report: Science for Georgia Schools Pt. III
28	5	Georgia Supreme Court Brief: Collins vs. McPhail
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29	1	Digest of Bills Passed by the Split Legislative Session, 1953
29	2	State Board of Education Report: Joint Committee on Economy, 1955
29	3	Federal Office of Education Annual Report
29	4	Georgia Business Education Assn. Armchair Bulletin Meeting, 1954
29	5	Organization of Georgia Dept. of Education, 1953
29	6	Preliminary Brief: Calhoun County Controversy
29	7	Official Opinion on Legality of Governors Order of February 1, 1954
29	8	Padding of School Attendance: Johnson County, 1956
29	9	Memorandum: The Present School Situation, 1959 January
29	10	Recommendation of Teachers, 1954 April
29	11	Program for State Supervision
29	12	School Building Program, 1955
29	13	Georgia School for the Deaf and Blind
29	14	Educational Television
29	15	Facts Concerning Proposal for School District Bonds
29	16	Georgia Council on Human Relations
29	17	New Georgia Teachers, 1955
29	18	Poteet vs. Union County
29	18	Board of Education
29	19	Appeal of Edison School Against Consolidation with Morgan
29	20	Tentative Statement of Allowable Instructional Space at Proposed White School Centers at Walton County
29	21	Miscellaneous Board of Education Correspondence/Reports
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30	1	Minutes of State Board of Education, 1960
30	2	Minutes of State Board of Education, 1961
30	3	Minutes of State Board of Education, 1962
30	4	Minutes of State Board of Education, 1965
30	5	Minutes of Athens Board of Education, 1954
30	6	Minutes of Athens Board of Education, 1955
30	7	Report of Trade School Committee
30	8	Report on Vocational Education, 1951 August
30	9	Policies Adopted by Georgia State Board of Education, 1951
30	10	Report by Department of Education, 1955
30	11	Recommendations (Teachers Retirement College System), 1955
30	12	Banning of Textbooks in Georgia Schools
30	13	Survey of Instruction for Math and Science
30	14	Need for Black Schools in Chatham County
30	15	Testing Programs in Georgia Schools, 1955
30	16	Vocational Education
30	17	Savannah Plan
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31	1	Allotments of Teachers to School Systems
31	2	Agendas of State Board of Education
31	3	J. Wilkins Smith Case
31	4	Programs Approved for Teacher Education in Georgia Colleges
31	5	Charter Application; Birdwood Junior College
31	6	Length of School Day and Year
31	7	Report on John Marshall Law School
31	8	Report on Traveling Science Teacher Program
31	9	Program for Exceptional Children
31	10	Certification Policies of the State Board of Education
31	11	Resolutions
31	12	Community Schools and Suburban Development
31	13	Appeal from Jasper County Board of Education
31	14	Curriculum for Georgia Schools
31	15	Report on visit to Albany State College
31	16	Bids on School Property
31	17	Appeal from Grady County Board of Education
31	18	Vocation Education Budget, 1956-1957
31	19	Needs and Proposed Locations of Vocational Schools
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32	1-6	Minutes of State Board of Education Meetings, 1950-1953
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33	1-8	Minutes of State Board of Education Meetings, 1954-1959
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34	1	Georgia State Board of Education: Budgets/Financial Reports
34	2	School Lunch Policies
34	3	Student Transportation
34	4	Teacher and School Employees Salaries
34	5	School Enrollment
34	6	Southern Regional Conference of State Boards of Education
34	7	Appeal from Geene County
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35	1-3	Miscellaneous Business Papers

 

3. Appointment Books
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36	1	Appointments, 1944
36	2	Appointments, 1945
36	3	Appointments, 1946
36	4	Appointments, 1947
36	5	Appointments, 1948
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37	1	Appointments, 1949
37	2	Appointments, 1950
37	3	Appointments, 1951
37	4	Appointments, 1952
37	5	Appointments, 1953
37	6	Appointments, 1954
37	7	Appointments, 1955
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38	1	Appointments, 1956
38	2	Appointments, 1957
38	3	Appointments, 1958
38	4	Appointments, 1959

 

4. Photographs
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39	1	Photographs
39	2	Photographs
39	3	Photographs
39	4	Photographs
39	5	Photographs
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40	1	Photographs
40	2	Photographs
40	3	Photographs
40	4	Photographs
40	5	Photographs
40	6	Photographs
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41	1	Photographs
41	2	Photographs
41	3	Photographs
41	4	Photographs
41	5	Photographs
41	6	Photographs
41	7	Photographs

 

5. Business files
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42	1	Miscellaneous Business Papers
42	2	Miscellaneous Business Papers
42	3	Miscellaneous Business Papers
42	4	Miscellaneous Business Papers
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43	1	Miscellaneous Business Papers
43	2	Miscellaneous Business Papers
43	3	Miscellaneous Business Papers
43	4	Miscellaneous Business Papers
43	5	Miscellaneous Business Papers
43	6	Tax Reports
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44	1	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	2	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	3	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	4	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	5	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	6	Miscellaneous Business Papers
44	7	Miscellaneous Business Papers

 

6. General Files
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45	1	Miscellaneous
45	2	Miscellaneous
45	3	Miscellaneous
45	4	Miscellaneous
45	5	Miscellaneous
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46	1	Talmadge Family History
46	2	Certificates
46	3	Maps
46	4	Account Book
46	5	Miscellaneous
46	6	Miscellaneous
46	7	Miscellaneous

 

7. Printed Material
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47	1	Miscellaneous Print Material
47	2	Miscellaneous Print Material
47	3	Miscellaneous Print Material
47	4	Miscellaneous Print Material
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50	1-13	Newspaper Clippings

 

8. Oversized Material

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51

Photographs, Record Book, Printing Blocks, Floor Plan

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Daughters of American Revolution scrapbook, 1930-1939