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Descriptive Summary |
| Title: John James Flynt, Jr. Papers: Collection Summary |
| Creator:
Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
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| Inclusive Dates: 1953-1978 |
| Language(s): English |
| Extent:
728 box(es)
(6 items)
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| Collection Number: RBRL130JJF |
| Repository:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Abstract: John James Flynt, Jr. was a lawyer and a judge who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1978. Flynt's papers document his service in the U.S. House of Representatives and include constituent  correspondence, legislative files, published materials, and campaign files. |
Biographical Note
John James Flynt, Jr. was born in Griffin, Georgia on 8 November 1914. Flynt graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1936. He later attended Emory University Law School and graduated from Georgia Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. with an LL.B. and J.D. in 1940.
He held various state positions including assistant United States attorney of the northern district of Georgia; member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948; solicitor general of Griffin Judicial Circuit from 1949 to 1954; president of the Solicitors General Association of Georgia from 1950 to 1951; president of the Georgia Bar Association from 1954 to 1955.
As a Georgia Democrat, Flynt served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1953 to 1978, where he chaired the House Ethics Committee. He also served on the Appropriations Committee and was a ranking member of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. After serving in Congress, Flynt resumed practicing law and farming in addition to engaging in banking and real estate.
Flynt married Patricia Bradley of Dalton, Georgia in 1942 with whom he had three children, Susan, James, and Crisp. John James Flynt, Jr. died of cancer on June 24, 2007, in Griffin, Georgia.
Scope and Content
Flynt's papers document his service in the U.S. House of Representatives (1953-1978) and include 
constituent correspondence, legislative files, published materials, and campaign files. Topics include Taft-Hartley, civil rights, integration of schools, foreign aid, labor and minimum wage, education, taxation, flood control, and Watergate.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection is organized into 10 series: Series I. Departmental, Series II. Flood Control, Series III. General, Series IV. Intra-Office, Series V. Legislative, Series VI. County Files, Series VII. Politics, Series VIII. Personal, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials, and Series X. Photographs.
This collection is open for research with the following exception:
Series IX. Audiovisual Materials: Though the collection is open for research, reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
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Finding Aid Publication
Finding Aid prepared by Adriane Hanson and Jordan Graham (student assistant), September 2016.
Subject Terms
Robert G. Stephens Papers
