Hamilton and Muriel Lokey oral history interview, 1989 Jan. 26.

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Hamilton and Muriel Lokey oral history interview, 1989 Jan. 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477679

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Hamilton Lokey and Muriel Lokey on January 26, 1989 in which they discuss organizing HOPE; Muggsy Smith; Helen Bullard; Hamilton doesn't involve himself in HOPE's positions; "Fill the Tower with HOPE" rally; HOPE's relationship with Bill Hartsfield; HOPE as a growing process for participants; Harry Boyte; meeting participation; Frances Breeden takes over after Boyte; reaction to HOPE's programs; Beverly Long and public relations incidents; HOPE is monitored by business interests; Betty Harris funding; the Southern Regional Council; Sylvan Meyer; Ernest Vandiver; Griffin Bell and the Sibley Commission; John Sibley; League of Women Voters; HOPE tactics; Atlanta Committee for International Visitors; Emmaus House; Poverty Rights Office; Dorothy Tilly; Morris Abram-Jim Davis congressional race (1954); Jim Davis; Margaret McDougall; Glenn Frick; and family background.

1 audiotape ; cassette.Transcript (106 p.)

Georgia State University

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Georgia State University

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Sibley, John A. (John Adams), 1888-1986

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John Adams Sibley (1888-1986), attorney, born in Milledgeville, Georgia. From the description of John A. Sibley speech, 1932, Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477402 John Adams Sibley (1888-1986), attorney, was born in Milledgeville, Georgia, the son of James Longstreet and Mattie Ernie Sibley. He joined the Atlanta firm of King & Spalding in 1918. In 1934, he became general counsel for the Coca-Cola Company and waged trademark violations suits against individu...

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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...

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Civic leader, of Atlanta, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1920-1979. (Emory University). WorldCat record id: 28418493 Helen Bullard was head of Helen Bulard Associates, a public relations firm. She was active in the Atlanta Housing Authority and well known for her handling of political campaigns. From the description of Papers, 1968-1977. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 31404693 Helen Elizabeth Bullard (June 16, 1908-July 20, 1979), pol...

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Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981

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James Curran Davis (1895- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1925-1927), Superior Court Judge (1943-1947), U.S. House of Representatives (1947-1963). From the description of James C. Davis oral history interview, 1977 Nov. 11. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476434 James Curran Erskine Davis, attorney, judge, and legislator, was born May 17, 1895, in Franklin, Georgia, and died December 28, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a state legislator from DeKalb ...

Frick, Glenn.

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Lokey, Hamilton, 1910-1996

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Hamilton Lokey (1910- ), Georgia House of Representatives (1953-1957). Muriel Lokey founding member of Help Our Public Education (HOPE). From the description of Hamilton and Muriel Lokey oral history interview, 1989 Jan. 26. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477679 Hamilton Lokey (1910- ), lawyer and author, born in Atlanta, Georgia. Admitted to Georgia Bar (1933) and established the law firm of Lokey and Bowden (1939- ) with Henry Bowden. Enlisted in the U.S...

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Long, Beverly

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Boyte, Harry Chatten, 1945-....

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