Valdosta, Georgia--Mayors
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Letters to Mr. Earnest Nijem from Georgia Legal Services: Todd Johnson, Kenneth Jones, Robert W. Cullen, June 17, 1983
Item
Collection number: ca-004-001-005-19
Scope and Contents
The letter, dated June 14, 1983, is addressed to Major Nijem, Mayor of the City of Valdosta. Willie Houseal is writing in regards to voting rights issues in Valdosta and Black underrepresentation in voting and elections. The letter includes topics like: Valdosta's At-Large Voting, Valdosta City Council, Single Member District, and Black representation in City Council.
Dates:
June 17, 1983