Sharon Adams papers, 1970-2010.

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Sharon Adams papers, 1970-2010.

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The collection consists of the papers of Sharon Adams from 1970-2010. The papers include subject files, correspondence, and printed material relating to the elections of Georgia Governor Zell Miller, Atlanta Mayors Maynard Jackson and Shirley Jackson, and Betty Talmadge's run for Congress. Also includes material relating to the Atlanta women's movement in the 1970s when Adams was president of the NOW Atlanta Chapter. Also included are two boxes of material relating to a trip Adams took to Cuba as a business consultant, and material relating to the investigation of wrongdoings at the Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Georgia in the late 1960s. Adams worked at the home and served as a witness in the investigation.

9 linear ft. (9 boxes and 1 oversized paper (OP))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8097099

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Talmadge, Betty

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Miller, Zell, 1932-

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National Organization for Women. Atlanta Chapter

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Adams, Sharon, 1941-

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Sharon Adams, Atlanta resident and businesswoman, was born in Tampa, Florida in 1941. Adams received her Bachelor of Science from Huntington College in Montgomery, Alabama in 1967 and her Master's Degree from Emory University's Candler School of Theology in 1969. As an independent consultant, Adams has assisted with the election campaigns of several Atlanta and Georgia politicians, including Georgia Governor Zell Miller, Atlanta mayors Maynard Jackson and Shirley Franklin. She also worked on Bet...