Oral history interviews, 1974-1975.

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Oral history interviews, 1974-1975.

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Fourteen oral history interviews conducted by Young with candidates, party officials and campaign workers from Alabama's 1962 senatorial campaign between Democratic incumbent Lister Hill and Republican challenger James D. Martin. The interviews were used by Young in her thesis for her M.A. degree in history at Auburn University, "A Republican Challenge to Democratic Progressivism in the Deep South: Alabama's 1962 United States Senatorial Contest," (1978). Persons interviewed: John H. Buchanan, John G. Crommelin, Donald J. Cronin, Carl Elliott, Evan P. Foreman, Clifford R. Fulford, George M. Grant, John Grenier, James D. Martin, Roy Mayhall, Albert Rains, and J. Morgan Smith.

12 cassette tapes.

Auburn University.

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Auburn University.

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Hill, J. Lister (Joseph Lister), 1894-1984

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Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–1938) and a U.S. Senator (1938–1969). During his Senate career he was active on health-related issues, and served as Senate Majority Whip (1941–47), and Hill also served as the Chair of the Senate Labor Committee. At the time of his retirement, Hill was the fourth-mo...

Buchanan, John H. (John Hall), 1928-

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Congressman and Minister. Buchanan was born in Paris, Tenn. in 1928. He was ordained into the Baptist ministry in 1952 and served as pastor of churches in Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama from 1952-1964. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964 as a Republican from Alabama's 6th District, Buchanan was a member of Congress from 1965-1980. From the description of Congressional Papers, 1965-1980. (Birmingham-Jefferson Public Library). WorldCat record...

Rains, Albert (Albert McKinley), 1902-1991

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Foreman, Evan H.

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Democratic Party (Ala.)

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The 1860 Democratic National Convention was one of the crucial events in the lead-up to the American Civil War. The official Democratic national convention adjourned in deadlock without choosing a candidate for President. A resumed official convention nominated Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois for President and former Senator Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia for Vice President. A "rump" convention, primarily Southerners, nominated Vice President John C. Breckinridge for Presiden...

Young, Julia Marks

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Smith, J. Morgan

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Fulford, Clifford R.

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Grant, George McInvale, b. 1897.

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Republican Party (Ala.)

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The Alabama Republican Party was established in 1867. From the description of Records, 1928-1984. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 32506228 ...

Mayhall, Roy, b. 1901.

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Martin, James D. (James Douglas), 1918-

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Elliott, Carl, 1913-1999

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United States. Congress. Senate

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Grenier, John Edward, 1930-

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Grenier was born in new Orleans, holds law degrees from Tualne University and New York University. Served in marine Corps, 1953-7, then practiced law in New York and Birmingham, Ala. Served as chair of Alabama Republican Committee, Executive Director of Republican Natinoal Committee, Regional Director for Goldwater for President campaign, and ran for senate from Alabama in 1966. From the description of Papers, 1957-1970. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 42459090 ...

Cronin, Donald J.

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Crommelin, John G.

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