William H. (Bill) Burson scrapbooks, 1933-1997.

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William H. (Bill) Burson scrapbooks, 1933-1997.

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The majority of the collection is a series of twenty-five scrapbooks compiled by Burson, containing multiple artifacts, photographs, programs, speeches, correspondence, and clippings. The scrapbooks are arranged in chronological order and detail Burson's background and the many positions he held throughout his lifetime. The volumes contain information regarding his education, various fraternal and academic organizations to which he belonged, appointments to various positions including Director of the State Department of Family and Children Services, his election to the position of State Treasurer and 1972 senatorial campaign, and his years spent as a special assistant to Governor Zell Miller. Topics include the Korean War, taxes, education, welfare and food programs, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, birth control, sex education, financial reform, National Federation of Independent Business, Governor Jimmy Carter's government reorganization plan, Herman Talmadge, Carl Sanders, Lester Maddox and Zell Miller. Additional materials include one hundred and fifty-eight photographs of Bill Burson at various events at the University of Georgia and the Post Office Department. There is also a photo of Burson as a small child and one photograph of his marriage to Laverne Womble. Certificates, commissions, diplomas, and plaques document Burson's many achievements at the University of Georgia, State Department of Family and Children Services, and as State Treasurer. Seven original editorial cartoons by Clifford (Baldy) Baldowski, Bill Daniels, David Boyd, and Eric Devericks depict the difficulties Burson faced at the State Department of Family and Children Services and his 1972 senatorial campaign. There are eight yearbooks from Burson's time at Robert E. Lee Grammar School, Robert E. Lee Institute (1942-1945), and the University of Georgia (1946-1948).

12 linear ft.

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