Scope and Contents Melvin Thompson, the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia, served as the state's governor in 1947-48. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. The papers of M.E. Thompson consist primarily of correspondence relating to the Three Governors Controversy and Thompson’s subsequent campaign years.  The major correspondents include Jimmy Carter, Phil Landrum, Herman...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Melvin Thompson, the first person elected to the office of lieutenant governor of Georgia, served as the state's governor in 1947-48. He is best remembered for his fight with Herman Talmadge over the governorship after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in 1946. The papers of M.E. Thompson consist primarily of correspondence relating to the Three Governors Controversy and Thompson’s subsequent campaign years.  The major correspondents include Jimmy Carter, Phil Landrum, Herman...

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Letters to M.E. Thompson concerning the sale of Colonel’s Island Company to the Georgia Ports Authority are included in this folder. Notices of tax execution and bankruptcy are also included.

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A contract between Thompson and Thomas Jenkins having to do with their life insurance company is with this folder. Also, there are various records and certificates.

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Numerous lists of policy holders for various insurance companies and gross insurance premiums are located in this folder. Plus, there are original insurance licenses and letters concerning license renewal. Also, an accident report for a local policy holder is included, as well as, bank receipts for various banks.

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Insurance guidelines, pamphlets, agreements, and annual insurance statements are included in this folder.

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A merger proposal and agreement between Piedmont Life and Southern Life Insurance Companies is in this folder. Also, there are numerous letters to shareholders concerning the merger, special meetings, financial statements, and insurance coverage.

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Thompson's Folly Revisited. About former Governor M.E. Thompson and the purchase of Jekyll Island