Georgia Historical Society collection of Arthur Joseph Funk papers, 1962-1968.

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Georgia Historical Society collection of Arthur Joseph Funk papers, 1962-1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496301349

This collection contains miscellaneous correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, a certificate, and a passport of Arthur Joseph Funk from 1962 to 1968. Items in this collection were collected by the Georgia Historical Society from unknown sources and originally filed in the Georgia Historical Society's Biography Files. In 1998, the items were removed from the Biography Files and accessioned as an archival collection.

1 folder (.10 cubic feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7611581

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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In the spring of 1839, three Savannahians—Episcopal divine William Bacon Stevens, renowned autograph collector Israel K. Tefft, and educator, scientist, and American Medical Association founder Dr. Richard D. Arnold—hatched the idea of an organization whose mission would be to “collect, preserve, and diffuse the history of the State of Georgia in particular, and of America generally.” In May of that year they held the first meeting of what was christened the Georgia Historical Society, the te...

Funk, Arthur Joseph, 1898-1975.

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Arthur Joseph Funk (1898-1975), educator and politician was born in Savannah, the son of Sebastian Funk (d. 1925) and Jane (Wilson) Funk (1868-1937). Mr. Funk taught at Savannah High School (1920-1938), and was the principal of Commercial High School (1939-1953). In 1960 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives where, until his retirement in 1970, he fought against needless spending of tax money. Alongside these careers, Mr. Funk's pursued a long term interest in radio technology, ...