Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1976 June.

United States

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922

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Thomas Edward Watson was born in Columbia County near Thomson, Georgia on September 5, 1856. He attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and during that time taught school for two years before he was admitted to the bar in 1875. Watson began practicing law in Thomson, Georgia in 1876, where he was also a farmer. Watson began his political career by winning election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882, where he served for one term. In 1888, Watson was appointed the presidential el...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Thompson, M. E. (Melvin Ernest), 1903-1980

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M.E. Thompson (1903- ), Georgia Lt. Governor (1946), served as Georgia Governor (1947-1949) after the death of Eugene Talmadge. From the description of M.E. Thompson oral history interview, 1976. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477598 M.E. Thompson (1903-1980) was born in Jenkins County, Georgia. He held various positions in public school education and in politics, including acting governer of Georgia from 1947-1948. From the description of M.E....

Gowan, Charles L. (Charles Latimer), 1904-

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Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-

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Carl Sanders (1925- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1954-1962) and Georgia Governor (1963-1967). From the description of Carl Sanders oral history interview, 1976 June 1. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476322 Carl Sanders (1925- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1955-1963) and Georgia Governor (1963-1967). From the description of Carl Edward Sanders oral history interview, 1989 Mar. 28. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38...

Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-

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S. Ernest Vandiver (1918- ), Georgia Lt. Governor (1955-1959) and Georgia Governor (1959-1963). From the description of S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 Jan. 25. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477601 From the description of S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interviews, 1986 Mar. 20 and July 28. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477603 S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr. (1918- ), Georgia Lt. Governor and Governor, born in Canon, G...

Georgia institute of technology

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The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or Tech, was founded on October 13, 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology. The creation of the educational institution was part of the plans of Georgia leadership to reconstruct and revitalize the state's economy following the Civil War. Eighty-four candidates took the first entrance examination on October 3, 1888 and the school formally opened on October 5, 1888. Over the next several decades the school evolved from tr...

Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003

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Lester G. Maddox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30 September 1915, to Dean and Flonnie Maddox. He was educated in the Fulton County public school system but dropped out of high school in order to persue a career (either "to start working" or "to persue a career in something"). In 1936, he married Virginia Cox and the couple eventually had four children. In 1944, Maddox opened a short order grill in Atlanta that he sold a year later at a profit. Maddox continued to hold jobs in the grocery busi...

Walker, Clifford, 1877-

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Fortson, Ben Wynn, 1904-1979

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Governors

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Georgia. Governor (1955-1959 : Griffin)

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Hand, Fred, 1904-1978.

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Frederick "Fred" Barrow Hand Sr. (1904-1978), businessman, politician, Georgia Senate (1933-1937), Georgia House of Representatives (1937-1954), and Speaker of the House (1947-1955), resided in Pelham, Georgia. From the description of Fred Hand Sr. political papers, 1947-1958. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38727939 ...

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...

Linder, Tom, 1887-1978.

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Moore, Gene Gabriel,

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Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931

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Hoke Smith (1855-1931), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator, born in Newton, North Carolina. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1879-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477511 Hoke Smith (1855-1931), politician, Georgia Governor (1907-1909, 1911), U.S. Senator, resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1886-1930 (bulk 1920-1925). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477302 Governor of the state of Georgia and Secretary o...

Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982

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Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), served as Georgia's Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1971 Aug. 21. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726988 Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), Georgia Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Georgia Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1976 June. (Ge...

Rivers, Eurith Dickinson, 1895-1967

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Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992

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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907- ), Georgia Governor (1943-1947). From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1971 July 24 and September 16. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726976 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1976 July 6. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476301 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1977 July 27. (Georgia State University). WorldCat r...

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946

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Born in Forsyth, Georgia; educated at the University of Georgia; practicing lawyer in Atlanta, Montgomery County, and Telfair County, Georgia; Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 1927-1933; served three terms as Governor of Georgia; died as governor-elect in 1946. From the description of Pamphlets, 1942. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 17429974 ...

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

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Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, and grew up in the nearby community of Archery. His father, James Earl Carter, Sr., was a farmer and businessman; his mother, Lillian Gordy, a registered nurse. He was educated in the Plains public schools, attended Georgia Southwestern College and the Georgia Institute of Technology, and received a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946. In the Navy he became a ...