Herman E. Talmadge gubernatorial papers, 1946-1955.

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Herman E. Talmadge gubernatorial papers, 1946-1955.

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The collection consists of the gubernatorial papers of Governor Herman E. Talmadge from 1946-1955. The Pre-gubernatorial files (1946-1954) include correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed materials, and photographs pertaining to religion, taxes, communism, and Afro-Americans. The gubernatorial files (1948-1955) consist of personal correspondence, subject files, and guest registers. The personal correspondence includes correspondence, reports, and speeches mainly containing information on segregation. The subject files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, printed materials, and photographs relating to hospitals and health care, budgets, education, elections, highways, schools, taxes, and welfare. The guest registers list visitors to Talmadge's office at the Georgia State Capital.

16 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002

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Herman E. Talmadge (1913- ), Georgia Governor (1947-1955) and U.S. Senator (1956-1980), born near McRae, Georgia. From the description of Herman E. Talmadge senatorial papers, 1945-1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477028 Herman E. Talmadge (1913- ), Georgia Governor (1947-1955) and United States Senator (1956-1980) born near McRae, Georgia. T. Rogers Wade served as administrative assistant, fund raiser, and chairman of the 1980 U.S. senatorial campaign for Senator Talm...

Georgia. Governor (1948-1955 : Talmadge)

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Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954. In 1956 Talmadge was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served until his defeat in 1980. Talmadge, a Democrat, was governor at the time of political transition in the state, and he served in the Senate during a time of great political change in the nation as well. As a member of the southern bloc of the Senate, Talmadge was a staunch opponent of civil rights legisl...