Cullen Bryant Gosnell papers, 1919-1964.

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Cullen Bryant Gosnell papers, 1919-1964.

This collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, memoranda, pamphlets and other material relative to the professional career of Cullen B. Gosnell. There are approximately 1580 letters, notes, telegrams and interoffice memoranda of which the largest part falls into the period 1949-1963. Materials relate to Gosnell's book, FUNDAMENTALS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, and other publications; the Institute of Citizenship and other organizations in which Gosnell was involved; Wofford College; the county unit system of state government; the Georgia state constitution; and the book fund established in his name at the Emory University Library. Correspondents include Emory faculty and students, publishers, educators, and Georgia and national political figures. Photographs are of Gosnell.

4.25 linear ft. (9 boxes, 1 oversized paper (OP) and 7 oversized bound volumes (OBV))

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