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G. Neil Joiner, Third District (Dooly County, GA) Ballot Box
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: G. Neil Joiner, Third District (Dooly County, GA) Ballot Box | |
| Creator: Unknown | |
| Dates: 1932, 2019 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 2 folder(s) | |
| Extent: 1 item(s) | |
| Collection Number: RBRL516 | |
| Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies | |
| Abstract: This collection consists of a wooden ballot box used in the Third District of Dooly County, GA for some period between 1928 and 1980. It also includes three documents commissioning James Vanderbilt Joiner as a Justice of the Peace in Dooly County, a reproduction of the deed conveying a portion of Joiner's land to be used for the third district courthouse, and a a copy of, Lessons from the Ladder, by Joiner's grandson, Neil. | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
The wooden ballot box was used in the third district courthouse, Dooly GA for some period between 1928 and 1980. James Vanderbilt Joiner was a justice of the peace and elections overseer in that district from approximately 1925-1940.
Physical Characteristics
The original commissions are extremely brittle. Access copies can be found in folder 1.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
These items are available for research, excepting the original commission documents in box 2, folder 2. Surrogate copies of these documents can be found in box 1, folder 1.
Preferred Citation
G Neil Joiner, Third District (Dooly County, GA) Ballot Box. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
Copyright Information
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Finding Aid Publication
Finding Aid prepared by Robert Lay, 2021-08-10.