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Georgia--Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Civil Action File No. CA-86-10 VAL, April 25, 1984

 Item
Collection number: ca-004-001-005-06
Scope and Contents

The document, dated April 25, 1984, details Willie Houseal's affidavit for the Civil Action Case No. CA-86-10-VAL. Houseal affidavit addresses topic like: his city council elections, serving on city council, and the Valdosta police department.

Dates: April 25, 1984

Civil Action No. 83-108 VAL, 1983

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-09
Scope and Contents The document, dated in 1983, is a legal document detailing the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL case. The Civil Action is based on the failure to represent the 1st, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendment as while as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This documents includes topics like: Winnerville Coalition Consultants, NAACP, ward system, voting rights lawsuit, Violates Constitution, Voting Rights Act of 1965, registered voters, black council members, and Valdosta city...
Dates: 1983

Civil Action No. 83-108 VAL (consolidated with 83-106 VAL for discovery and trail), June 17, 1985

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-08
Scope and Contents

The document, dated June 17, 1985, is a legal document detailing Civil Action No. 83-108 VAL and Civil Action No. 83-106 VAL. This document includes topics like affidavits, Valdosta city council, voting systems, ward system, at-large voting, a petition to recover fees and cost from March 5, 1983, filling of petitions, voting rights, affidavit of Todd Johnson, affidavit of Robert W. Cullen, affidavit of Richard J. Joseph, black registered voters, and elections.

Dates: June 17, 1985

Emory Bass Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-2
Scope and Contents Emory Pate Bass, born on 27 December, 1891, in Sumner, Georgia, became known as “the man who kept the fire alive in Washington” until Moody Air Force Base (closed from 1946-51) was reopened as a permanent base. He served in WWI as an officer and with Patton’s Third Army in Europe in WWII. Taking an active part in the American Legion, he served as State Commander in addition to serving as president of the local Rotary Club and as a two-term president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of...
Dates: 1940 - 1966; Acquired: 1972

Ernest Vandiver - Campaign paper, 1958

 Item — Box 6, Item: 14
Collection number: Item 14
Scope and Contents

Newspaper put out by Ernest Vandivier while campaigning for governor. Quote across the top of the page reads: "No mixing of the races while I am your governor -- Vandiver."

Vandiver was the Governor of Georgia from 1959. until 1963.

Dates: 1958

Folder 4: Vivian Jones, 1983

 File — Box 5, Folder: 4
Collection number: 4
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Vivian Jones re: H.B. 187 as it relates to the Board of Registrars in Valdosta.

Dates: 1983

Folder 9: National Women's Political Caucus, 1982 - 1983

 File — Box 4, Folder: 9
Collection number: 9
Scope and Contents

Newsletters and meeting minutes from the National Women's Political Caucus and the Georgia Women's Political Caucus, 1982-1983.

Dates: 1982 - 1983

Folder 11: Georgia Women's Political Caucus, 1983 - 1984

 File — Box 4, Folder: 11
Collection number: 11
Scope and Contents

Newsletters, notes, memos, and publications of the Georgia Womens Political Caucus, 1983-1984. Includes a publication titled, "Know Your Local Government."

Dates: 1983 - 1984

Folder 12: National Women's Political Conference, 1984 - 1987

 File — Box 4, Folder: 12
Collection number: 12
Scope and Contents

Newsletters, Meeting minutes, conference information, clippings, and handouts from the National Womens Political Caucus.

Two copies of Women's Political Times, a publication of the National Women's Political Caucus. January/February 1984 and Winter 1986.

Dates: 1984 - 1987

Folder 17: the Atlanta Journal, 1959-12-17

 File — Box 2, Folder: 17
Collection number: Folder 17
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping of articel written by Long concerning Morris Abram and public housing.

Dates: 1900 - 1989; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970

Honoring Juneteenth, Origin of the Holiday, June 18, 2023

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-05
Scope and Contents

The newspaper, dated June 18, 2023, was published by Valdosta Daily Times to highlight Juneteenth. Topics of the newspaper would include the origins of Juneteenth, local celebrations, and a timeline of Juneteenth celebrations.

Dates: June 18, 2023

Houseal photo and newspaper clippings (Electronic records), 1985 - 1987

 File
Collection number: ca-004-001-001
Scope and Contents

Two newspaper articles and one photograph of Willie Houseal. Houseal Moves Into Hotter Politics: District 1 Councilman Expects Heavy Scrutinization, Valdosta Daily Times, February 17, 1985; and "Houseal Elected Mayor Pro Tem," Valdosta Daily Times, 1987-03-06.

Dates: 1985 - 1987

J. Randall Walker Papers

 Collection — Box 1
Collection number: MS-16
Scope and Contents John Randall Walker(February 23, 1874 – July 21, 1942) was a U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia. In 1912, Walker was elected to the 63rd United States Congress as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and served two additional terms in that seat until losing his bid for reelection in 1918. [He seems to have lived in Valdosta, Georgia, during some of the time he was in Congress] The Collection consists of one archival box (5" deep) of correspondence...
Dates: 1913-1917; Other: Majority of material found within 1915 - 1916; Acquired: 1967-02-16

Langdale Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-30
Scope and Contents Harley Langdale(1914-2013) graduated from Valdosta High School.He then attended the Citadel before transferring to the University of Georgia to study Forestry. He was the first person from Lowndes County to receive a BSF Degree in Forestry from UGA. Mr. Langdale became the third Registered Forester in the state of Georgia. He was actively engaged in practicing forestry and developing markets for forest products since 1937 and was a consistent leader in the industry for over 70 years. Under...
Dates: Acquired: 2003-05-16

Minutes, Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council, March 7, 1985

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-10
Scope and Contents

The report, dated March 7, 1985, details the minutes form a regular Valdosta City Council meeting. The topics of the document includes: election results, administration of oaths of office, ordinance amending, rezoning, victims-witness assistance program, and historic boundaries.

Dates: March 7, 1985

MS134-003 Elect Marvin Griffin Governor: State Democratic Primary, 1962

 Book — Box 1, Book: 3
Collection number: MS/134-003
Scope and Contents

Marvin Griffin, a staunch segregationist, ran for Governor of Georgia in 1962 against Carl Sanders. Griffin used his segregationist credentionals openly and the Confederate flag on his letterhead reflects the famous and controversial change. Griffin's letter mentions Martin Luter King, the C(and)S Bank and the NAACP. Sanders won, prompting Griffin to say, "A lot of people that ate my barbecue didn't vote for me." (description by seller)

Dates: 1962

NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL, April 17, 1984

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-12
Scope and Contents

The letter, dated April 17, 1984, is addressed to the participants of the NAACP et al v. Tillman et al., Civil Action 83-108 VAL. The topic of the letter is to update negotiations in the Voting Rights Suit and on depositions form January 1984 through April 1984.

Dates: April 17, 1984

Senator Tim Golden Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-143
Scope and Contents Tim Golden was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1990-1998. Starting in 1998 Golden served Georgia as a Democratic Senator of the 8th District, and continued to serve his district despite his switch to the Republican Party in 2010. In 2014 he announced he would not be seeking reelection. An alumni of Valdosta State University, Golden served as Chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee, Vice-Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which is charged with writing...
Dates: Majority of material found within 2000 - 2015

Thomas Edward Watson--The Jeffersonian

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Collection number: MS-15
Scope and Contents The Jeffersonian was a weekly newspaper published by Jeffersonian Publishing, which was owned by Thomas E. Watson. The paper served to promote the Populist Party. Watson would use the paper as a platform for Watsons attacks against the Catholic church, African Americans, Jews, the League of Nations, President Woodrow Wilson, and the war effort in World War I. Watsons publications served an organized boycott and a federal prosecution for mailing obscene literature, and would not be silenced...
Dates: 1908-1911

Three decades later, individuals recall changing the area's voting system, February 24, 2013

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Collection number: ca-004-001-005-04
Scope and Contents

The newspaper, dated February 24, 2013, reflects on 4 individuals, Tony Daniels, Lewis Gordon, Wanda Denson, and Willie Houseal, who helped change the Valdosta voting system from and at-large voting system to a ward system. The article included topics like: Southside Valdosta, city council, ward system, at-large voting, Board of Education, NAACP, and Winnerville Coalition Consultants.

Dates: February 24, 2013