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| Descriptive Summary |
| Collection Description |
| Administrative Information |
| Related Materials and Subjects |
| Series Descriptions and Folder Listing |
| Series I. Columns 1980-2009 |
| Series II. Newsletters 1987-2005 |
| Subseries A. Southeastern Business Alert 1990 |
| Subseries B. Southeastern Regulatory Alert 1989-1992 |
| Subseries C. Bill Shipp's Georgia 1987-2005 |
| Subseries D. InsiderAdvantage Georgia 2005 |
| Series III. Georgia Trend 1991-2003 |
| Series IV. Speeches 1990-1993 |
Bill Shipp Papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Bill Shipp Papers | |
| Creator: Shipp, Bill, 1933- | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1980-2009 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 9 box(es) (8.25 linear feet and 1.5 megabytes) | |
| Collection Number: RBRL030BS | |
| Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies | |
| Abstract: Bill Shipp, a prize-winning reporter and editor, has covered Southern politics and government for three decades. He is president and CEO of Word Merchants, a publishing company. The collection consists of columns and newsletters that document Shipp's writing and editing. These articles focus on government and politics on the local, state, and national level. | |
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Bill Shipp is a prize-winning reporter and editor who has covered Southern politics and government for three decades. He is president and CEO of Word Merchants, a publishing company.
A native of Marietta, Georgia, Shipp attended Emory University, where he was managing editor of the Emory Wheel, and the University of Georgia, where he was managing editor of the Red and Black. He served in Germany in the U.S. Army, and is married to the former Renate F. Reinelt of Heidelberg, Germany. The Shipps have two daughters and three granddaughters.
Shipp spent nearly three decades on the staff of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, where he also served as associate editor and city editor. Shipp first joined the Constitution as a reporter in 1956. During his tenure at the Atlanta newspaper, he covered the beginning of the nation's manned space program, the civil rights movement, and several national political campaigns. He carried out assignments in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central America. He resigned his position as political editor in 1987 to start Word Merchants.
Shipp's company produces Bill Shipp's Georgia, a weekly newsletter on Georgia politics and government. Shipp also is associate editor of Georgia Trend Magazine. Shipp writes a twice-weekly column that appears in more than sixty Georgia newspapers. He is a regular panelist on "The Georgia Gang," a weekly commentary on news and politics, which airs Sundays on WAGA-TV (Channel 5) and MediaOne in Atlanta. Shipp has been a contributing editor to Atlanta Magazine. He also has written a regular column on regional politics for AT&T's Interchange online service.
The Georgia Magazine Association named Shipp "best serious columnist" for his essays in Atlanta Magazine. The association also gave Shipp the "Best Column/Department" award for 1994 for his work in Georgia Trend Magazine.
Shipp is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, a former member of the Board of Governors of the Atlanta Press Club, and a former director of the Georgia YMCA. Shipp wrote Murder at Broad River Bridge, a non-fiction account of a slaying by the Ku Klux Klan in northeast Georgia. He was a founding director of Longstreet Press, a book publishing company.
Scope and Content
The Bill Shipp Papers consist of columns, newsletters, and magazines that Mr. Shipp wrote and edited. These works focus on government and politics on the local, state, and national level.
Organization and Arrangement
The papers are divided into four series: I. Columns, II. Newsletters, III. Georgia Trend, and IV. Speeches.
The types of materials include clippings, columns, newsletters, magazines, and digital files. Original order of the collection was maintained.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Series I. Columns. Series III. Georgia Trend, and Series IV. Speeches contain digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.
Preferred Citation
Bill Shipp Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
User Restrictions
Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.
Copyright Information
Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2008.
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