The Russell Library is pleased
to announce the opening of digital files from thirteen collections related to Georgia
politicians, including the papers of 2 Senators, 3 Congressman, 3 State
Legislators, and 3 Georgia Governors. These
files can be requested from the finding aid and are shared with the researcher
through Google Drive. You do not have to come to the library in order to view
these files.
U.S. Senate
Mack Mattingly served in the
U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1987. The digital files include slides about his
involvement with the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, a clip from him talking
about Savannah's ports on the TV show Mid-Morning Live, and short writings by his
wife Carolyn Mattingly about their travels.
Max Cleland served in the U.S.
Senate from 1997 to 2002. The digital files include constituent mail, committee
files, subject files on legislation, press files (including copies of his
website), campaign materials, and photographs.
An article adapted from a talk that
McLeod gave at the Russell Library 40th Anniversary Symposium entitled "My
Time in the Senate" about McLeod's experiences with Herman Talmadge and
Hubert Humphrey on the Senate Agricultural Committee during the 1970s.
U.S. House of Representatives
Don Johnson served in the U.S.
House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995. The digital files include three
chapters of an autobiography which focus on his service in Congress.
Charles Norwood served in the
U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002. The digital files are mostly
press files, including articles about current events, press releases, and
columns and speeches. They also include
a digital newsletter sent to constituents while he was campaigning.
Buddy Darden served in the U.S.
House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. The digital files include
constituent mail, subject files on legislation, press files (including speeches
and a newsletter), and campaign materials.
Georgia State Legislature
Eric Johnson served in the
Georgia Senate from 1994 to 2009. The digital files include email with
constituents, files on legislation (especially a bill he proposed about holding
owners accountable for abandoned sunken boats on the coast of Georgia), press
releases, speeches, and photographs.
John C. Foster served in the
Georgia Senate from 1975 to 1993. The digital file is an auditing spreadsheet
related to his committee work.
M. Louise McBee served in the
Georgia House of Representatives from 1991 to 1994. The digital file is a report
of the Hope Scholarship Joint Study Commission.
Georgia Governors
Carl E. Sanders was governor of
Georgia from 1963 to 1967. The digital files are photographs and include images
from airport dedications, the Southern Governors' Conference, flying on an Air
Force plane, and a film crew for a movie starring Susan Hayward.
Ed Friend was a photographer for
Georgia Governors Marvin Griffin, Herman Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver, and Carl
Sanders. The digital files are scans of photographs, scrapbook pages and articles,
and also include his recorded memoirs.
Perdue was Governor of Georgia
from 2003 to 2011. Most of the digital files are published materials (press
releases, speeches, proclamations, executive orders) and photographs. The files
also include some subject files and files of the legal division.
Zell Miller served as Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia from 1975 to 1991, Georgia Governor from 1991 to 1999, and
U.S. Senator from 2000-2005. The digital files include press releases,
preparation for press conference, and text for speeches given when Miller was
governor.
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