Peter Conlon collection of Jimmy Carter ephemera

Descriptive Summary
Title: Peter Conlon collection of Jimmy Carter ephemera
Creator: Conlon, Peter
Inclusive Dates: 1976-2024
Language(s): English
Extent: 3.5 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4620
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Peter Conlon joined the Jimmy Carter Presidential campaign as a political aide and organizer in the primaries and the general election. Mr. Conlon organized the 1977 White House Conference on Small Business and helped write the legislation implementing the administration's small business policy. At 26, he served as the national fund-raising director for President Carter's 1980 re-election campaign, organizing benefit concerts across the country and stayed with the White House for the remainder of Carter's term.

Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and ephemera from Peter Conlon's time in both the Carter campaign and White House, as well as his continued relationship with the Carter family.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Peter Conlon collection of Jimmy Carter ephemera, ms4620, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Daily political reports, 1976

 

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Inaugural guide, invitation to Carter's inauguration, 1977

 

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Convention, campaign, White House credentials, 1976-1979

 

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Scrapbook pages, 1976-1979

 

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Letter - R.W. Woodruff to Peter Conlon, 1976

 

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Small Business Administration letter, invitation, 1977-1978

 

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Letter - S. Lee Kling to Peter Conlon, 1980

 

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Letters - Jimmy Carter to Peter Conlon, 1981, 1983

 

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Letter - Walter Mondale to Peter Conlon, 1983

 

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Letter - Jason Carter to Peter Conlon, 2014

 

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Itinerary, credentials - Carters visit to Los Angeles for Person of the Year Award, 2015

 

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Photographs - Jimmy Carter

 

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Carters 75th Anniversary , 2021

 

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Rosalynn Carter funeral , 2023

 

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Hamilton Jordan memorial program, 2008

 

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Andrew Young 90th birthday celebration, 2022

 

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Dexter Scott King memorial book, 2024

 

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Jimmy Carter political pins and buttons

 

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Letter - Bill Clinton to Peter Conlon, 1993

 

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Art print - Conservationists for Carter, 1976

 

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Carter Presidential Center poster, 1986

 

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Photograph, telegram - Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty signing, 1979

 

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Photograph, invitation - Jimmy Carter 70th birthday, 1994

 

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Photograph, thank you note - Jimmy Carter to Peter Conlon

 

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Letter from Rosalynn Carter to Peter Conlon, 2003

 

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Letter from Jimmy Carter to Peter Conlon, 2008

 

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Poster - Image of Jimmy Carter

 

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White House ephemera

includes notepad, folders, Air Force One napkin, brochure, cloth napkin, Jimmy Carter pen, Walter Mondale pen, matchbook, White House holiday brochure

 

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Campaign ephemera

includes invitation, tickets

 

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Books

includes Carter Inaugural book, signed copy of Why Not The Best by Jimmy Carter?