Liberty Corporation archives records, 1905-1993 (bulk 1979-1989)

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Liberty Corporation archives records, 1905-1993 (bulk 1979-1989)

The Archives Records pertain to The Liberty Corporation Archives and document practices or contain company information. Originally, this archival collection was a catch-all depository for records relating to Liberty Life, its history, organization and structure, personnel, and for archival practices and association. This collection, therefore, includes records relating to Southeastern Life and other Hipp family-controlled companies. Records of interest include Accession Records; company histories; W. Frank Hipp's inter-office correspondence; Susan Lineberger's correspondence; Organizational Charts; Registers for Visitors and Record Groups 3.1, 5, 6, 7.1, and 10; and various Transmittal and Work Sheets.

1.5 cubic ft. + index card files.

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Liberty Corporation

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In 1961, Robert Ritchie was named Keeper of the Records with the responsibility to create an archives and archival management program for Liberty Life Insurance Company. Ritchie and others, particularly J. K. Davis, began soliciting and collecting historical and archival documents from employees and departments of the company. Mr. Davis wrote one of the first comprehensive histories of Liberty Life. In the early 1970s, Paul Bridges took over as head of the archives, which was formally known as t...

Lineberger, Susan

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Hipps family.

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Ritchie, Robert D.

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Hipp, W. Frank

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