Passing On

We were saddened today to learn of the passing of Reid Harris, who died on October 16 at his home in St. Simons Island, GA. Mr. Harris, a state legislator in the 1960s, was the author and driving force behind the Coastal Marshland Protection Act, a major piece of environmental conservation legislation, as well as one of the key engineers of legislative independence in 1966-1967.

To read more about Reid Harris and to view the interview we did with him for our oral history series Reflections on Georgia Politics, click HERE. To view the ROGP oral history, visit: http://podcaster.gcsu.edu/podcastdata/UGA/Channel_2630/podcast_885/885.mov.

Craig Breaden, Head of Media and Oral History, Russell Library