Thomas Gresham Collection of Lester Maddox Speech/Press Files, 1960-1971, bulk 1967-1971.

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Thomas Gresham Collection of Lester Maddox Speech/Press Files, 1960-1971, bulk 1967-1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/423060021

The collection consists primarily of speeches and press releases written by members of Governor Lester Maddox's press department between 1968 and 1970. Also included are research files maintained by Gresham and various other press department office files, including schedules and assignments. There are seven photographs and a few pieces of memorabilia from Maddox's gubernatorial years.

4 boxes (4 linear feet).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7448084

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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...

Gresham, Thomas Talmadge, 1922-1990.

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Thomas Talmadge Gresham was born in Rome, Georgia on December 15, 1922. After serving in the Army during World War II, he attended the University of Georgia on the G.I. Bill and attained his B.A. in journalism in 1948. After teaching high school for two years, Mr. Gresham worked for the Knoxville Journal. From early 1968 through 1969, he was a speechwriter for Lester G. Maddox and worked in the governor's press department. The piece he wrote for his audition to attain the position w...