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Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials

Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials

Descriptive Summary

Title: Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials
Creator: Godfrey, Myles R.
Inclusive Dates: 1945-1984
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 box(es) (0.25 linear foot) and 1 oversize folder
Collection Number: RBRL163MGGP
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: The Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials includes photographs, ephemera and correspondence related to Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge, U.S. Senators Richard B. Russell and Herman Talmadge, and Max Cleland as Georgia Secretary of State.

Collection Description

Biographical Note

Myles Godfrey was editor and publisher of the Winder-Barrow Eagle, a county weekly newspaper, for many years.

Scope and Content

The Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials includes photographs, ephemera and correspondence related to Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge, U.S. Senators Richard B. Russell and Herman Talmadge, and Max Cleland as Georgia Secretary of State.

Organization and Arrangement

The collection is arranged in chronological order.


Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation

Myles Godfrey Collection of Georgia Political Materials, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

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 permissions. 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.

User Restrictions

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Mat Darby, 2015.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Cleland, Max, 1942-2021
Georgia -- Governors.
Godfrey, Myles R.
Political campaigns -- Georgia.
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946.
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002

Related Collections in this Repository

Max Cleland Papers

Richard B. Russell, Jr. Collection

Herman E. Talmadge Collection


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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OS 1Official Program for Truman Day celebration, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, 1945
 
boxfolder
21Photographs (2): Eugene Talmadge addressing crowd in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, 1946 Summer
 
22U.S. Senate Chamber Visitors Gallery passes (2) signed by Richard B. Russell and Herman E. Talmadge [stamped], 1968
 
23Letter from Georgia Secretary of State Max Cleland to Myles Godfrey related to On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War by Harry G. Summers, Jr. [includes paperback copy of book], 1984