Dooly County Correspondence, 1946-1947
Scope and Contents
This folder consists mostly of letters of support to Thompson followed by his thank-you responses. The folder also contains a Western Union Telegram from Herman Talmadge to Leon Beddingfield noting that the Attorney General’s recent opinion is a political one, that if Ellis Arnall is allowed to dictate his successor he will block every vote to restore the Democratic White Primary in Georgia, and that this state will be turned over to the “negroes, reds, and pinks” of the east. Talmadge wants Georgia to remain the “white man’s state” that it already is.
Dates
- Created: 1946-1947
Creator
- From the Collection: M.E. Thompson, (Melvin Earnest), 1903-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 20.00 Boxes
From the Collection: 2 folders
Language
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
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Valdosta GA 30601 United States
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