John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials

Descriptive Summary
Title: John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials
Creator: Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
Inclusive Dates: 1978 February 23
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 item(s)
Collection Number: RBRL130JJF_IX
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials includes one Umatic videocassette from 1978, four 16mm films including a film of Flynt with President Kennedy in 1962, and one quarter-inch open reel audio tape from 1966.

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Collection Description

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

John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials includes one Umatic videocassette from 1978, four 16mm films including a film of Flynt with President Kennedy in 1962, and one quarter-inch open reel audio tape from 1966.

Organization and Arrangement

John J. Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials is arranged by format.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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.

Preferred Citation

John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright Information

It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to reproduce material for publication. Persons wishing to reproduce materials in the Russell Library collections should consult the Director. Reproduction or quotation of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2011.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

IX. Audiovisual Materials

6 item(s)

John James Flynt, Jr. Papers, Series IX. Audiovisual Materials includes one Umatic videocassette from 1978, four 16mm films including a film of Flynt with President Kennedy in 1962, and one quarter-inch open reel audio tape from 1966.

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Umatic 0015

JJF Umatic 0001

Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr., Action News, February 23, 1978, 1978 February 23

Moving image.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

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Film 0048

JJF 16mm 0001

Flynt 93-1, Dinner Speech, 1967 September 10

Moving image.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

Film 0048

JJF 16mm 0002

Flynt 93-2, Campaign Gathering, 1967 September 67

Moving image.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

Film 0048

JJF 16mm 0003

Flynt 93-3, Flynt with President, 1962 September 11

Moving image.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

Film 0048

JJF 16mm 0004

Flynt 83-4, Kennedy signing Trade bill, 1962 September 11

Moving image.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.

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RR 0071

JJF RR 0001

Flynt 2 Original, Platform in Macon WBML, 1966 August 28

Sound recording.

Resource may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.