James Solomon Peters papers, 1927-1970.

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James Solomon Peters papers, 1927-1970.

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The collection consists of the papers of James Solomon Peters from 1927-1970. The papers include printed material, photographs, subject files, biographical material, correspondence, scrapbooks, certificates, plaques, a motion picture, a screenplay; audio tapes, resolutions, a diploma, and a cartoon. Materials pertain to Peters' life and career and include information on Manchester, Georgia, and Georgia education. Photographs depict Georgia Governors Sanders and Griffin, Beaver Dam School (1906), and Peters' Board of Education retirement banquet (1971); the cartoon is of Peters. The audio tapes are interviews with or about Peters. The motion picture and film script is "Mr. Jim - The Life and Changing Times of James Solomon Peters." Most awards pertain to Peters' career in education.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes, 4 oversized papers (OP), 4 bound volumes (BV), 1 oral history (OH))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Georgia. Dept. of Education

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Peters, James Solomon, 1884-1974.

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James Solomon Peters, educator and politican, was born 21 March 1884, in the Lois District of Berrien County, Georgia, and died 6 December 1974, in Manchester, Georgia. He graduated from Emory College (1904) and taught in Hahira, Georgia, before moving to Manchester (Meriwether County), Georgia and going into banking (1909). He served on the Meriwether County Board of Education (1914-1939); was a member of of the Georgia House of Representatives (1933-1939); member of the Georgia Democratic Exec...