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PETER ZACK GEER, JR., PAPERS
FINDING AID
OVERVIEW OF COLLECTION
Title: Peter Zack Geer, Jr., papers
Date: 1923-1967
Extent: 34 boxes, 2 videotapes, and 2 tubes.
Creator: Geer, Peter Zack, Jr., 1928-1997
Language: English
Repository: Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, Georgia Southern University,Statesboro, GA. [email protected]. 912-478-7819. library.georgiasouthern.edu.
Processing Note: Materials arranged by Drs. Rosemary Johnson and R. Frank Saunders.Collection previously known as Geer (Peter Zack) Collection. Finding aid revised in 2020.
INFORMATION FOR USE OF COLLECTION
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Materials must be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room underthe supervision of Special Collections staff.
Technical Access: Special equipment may be needed to view audiovisual materials
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use:In order to protect the materials from inadvertent damage, all reproduction services areperformed by the Special Collections staff. All requests for reproduction must be submittedusing the Reproduction Request Form. Requests to publish from the collection must besubmitted using the Publication Request Form. Special Collections does not claim to controlthe rights to all materials in its collection. In all instances, it is the researcher's responsibilityto obtain permission from the holders of any rights in the material being quoted, reproducedor published.
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Preferred Citation: [Item Identification], Peter Zack Geer papers, Zach S. Henderson LibrarySpecial Collections, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Biographical History: Peter Zack Geer was born in Colquitt in Miller County, Georgia onAugust 24, 1928, In 1951 he graduated from the Walter F. George School of Law at MercerUniversity in Macon and became an attorney. After service as a member of the GeorgiaHouse of Representatives, Geer was elected the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from1963 to 1967 under Governor Carl Sanders. Geer returned to the practice of law after 1967. In1973, Geer prosecuted four men accused in the murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville,a small farming community in Southwest Georgia.
Scope and Content: This collection consists of personal and professional papers of PeterZack Geer, Jr. Materials span 1923-1967 and include documents relating to Geer's lawpractice, his service as Executive Secretary to Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (1958-1961), andas Georgia Lt. Governor under Governor Carl Sanders (1963-1967). The subject files containinformation regarding the civil rights movement, race relations in Georgia, Julian Bond,Herman Talmadge, and Jeannette Rankin. The papers also contain the law files of his fatherPeter Zack Geer, Sr.
System of Arrangement:
Box 1: 0200103408288Box 2: 0200103408494Box 3: 0200103408296Box 4: 0200103408502Box 5: 0200103408304Box 6: 0200103408510Box 7: 0200103408312Box 8: 0200103408759Box 9: 0200103408767Box 10: 0200103408775Box 11: 0200103408783Box 12: 0200103408791Box 13: 0200103408809Box 14: 0200103408528Box 15: 0200103408536Box 16: 0200103408395Box 17: 0200103408387Tube 1: 0200105498170
Box 18: 0200103408379Box 19: 0200103408361Box 20: 0200103408353Box 21: 0200103408346Box 22: 0200103408338Box 23: 0200103408320Box 24: 0200103408601Box 25: 0200103408593Box 26: 0200103408585Box 27: 0200103408577Box 28: 0200103408569Box 29: 0200103408544Box 30: 0200103408551Box 31: 0200105800037Box 32: 0200103506818Box 33: 0200103506826Box 34: 0200103506834Tube 2: 0200105498188
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Videocase 1: 0200103506842 Videocase 2: 0200103506644
Acquisitions Info: Gift of Peter Zack Geer, Jr.
Access Points:Bond, Julian, 1940-2015Rankin, JeannetteTalmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene),1913-2002Bond, Julian, 1940-2015Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene),1913-2002Georgia. Governor(1959-1963 : Vandiver)Georgia. Governor (1963-1967 : Sanders)Georgia. Office of Lieutenant GovernorGeorgia. Office of Lieutenant GovernorCivil rights movements -- GeorgiaLawyers -- Georgia
Lieutenant governors -- GeorgiaPractice of law -- GeorgiaCivil rights movementsLawyersLieutenant governorsPolitics and governmentPractice of lawRace relationsGeorgia -- Politics and government --1951-Georgia -- Race relationsGeorgiaSince 1951
CONTAINER LISTING
Box 1: 0200103408288
Executive Secretary - County Files
These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgiacounties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov.Vandiver. The files were originally organized simple as "A" Counties, "B" Counties, etc. Ihave gone one step further and organized them by individual county names.
Appling County
Atkinson County
Bacon County
Baker County
Baldwin County
Banks County
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Barrow County
Bartow County
Ben Hill County
Berrien County
Bibb County (1)
Bibb County (2)
Bleckley County
Brantley County
Brooks County
Bryan County
Bulloch County
Burke County
Butts County
Calhoun County
Camden County
Candler County
Carroll County
Catoosa County
Charlton County
Chatham County
Chattooga County
Cherokee County
Clarke County
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Clay County
Clayton County
Clinch County
Cobb County
Coffee County
Columbia County
Colquitt County
Cook County
Coweta County
Crawford County
Crisp County
Dade County
Dawson County
Decatur County
DeKalb County
Dodge County
Dooly County
Dougherty County
Douglas County
Box 2: 0200103408494
Executive Secretary - County FilesThese files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgiacounties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov.Vandiver.
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Early County
Elbert County
Emanuel County
Evans County
Fannin County
Fayette County
Floyd County
Forsyth County
Franklin County
Fulton County (1)
Fulton County (2)
Fulton County (3)
Fulton County (4)
Fulton County (5)
Fulton County (6)
Fulton County (7)
Fulton County (8)
Fulton County (9)
Fulton County (10)
Fulton County (11)
Fulton County (12)
Fulton County (13)
Box 3: 0200103408296
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Executive Secretary - County Files
These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgiacounties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov.Vandiver.
Gilmer County
Glascock County
Glynn County
Gordon County
Grady County
Greene County
Gwinnett County
Habersham County
Hall County
Hancock County
Haralson County
Harris County
Hart County
Heard County
Henry County
Houston County
Irwin County
Jackson County
Jasper County
Jeff Davis County
Jefferson County
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Jenkins County (1)
Jenkins County (2)
Johnson County
Jones County
Lamar County
Laurens County
Lee County
Liberty County
Lincoln County
Long County
Lowndes County
Lumpkin County
Macon County
Madison County
Marion County
McDuffie County
McIntosh County
Meriwether County
Miller County (1)
Miller County (2)
Mitchell County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
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Morgan County
Murray County
Muscogee County
Box 4: 0200103408502
Executive Secretary - County FilesThese files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgiacounties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov.Vandiver.
Newton County
Oconee County
Paulding County
Peach County
Pickens County
Pierce County
Pike County
Polk County
Pulaski County
Putnam County
Quitman County
Rabun County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Rockdale County
Schley County
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Screven County
Seminole County
Spalding County
Stephens County
Stewart County
Sumter County
Taliaferro County
Tattnall County
Taylor County
Telfair County
Terrell County
Thomas County
Tift County
Toombs County
Towns County
Treutlen County
Troup County
Turner County
Twiggs County
Union County
Upson County
Box 5: 0200103408304
Executive Secretary - County Files and Miscellaneous Files
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County Files
These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgiacounties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov.Vandiver.
Walker County
Walton County
Ware County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
White County
Whitfield County
Wilcox County
Wilkes County
Wilkinson County
Worth County
Newspaper Mat Letters (1)- letters to supporters in different counties re: campaign ads for Geer's run for LieutenantGovernor [August 1962]
Newspaper Mat Letters (2)- letters to supporters in different counties re: campaign ads for Geer's run for LieutenantGovernor [August 1962]
Miscellaneous Files
Invitations (1)
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- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (2)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (3)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (4)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (5)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (6)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (7)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Invitations (8)- invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was ExecutiveSecretary
Box 6: 0200103408510
Executive Secretary - Miscellaneous FilesHunting Trip- correspondence re: a hunting trip Geer took to Montana in the fall of 1961
Cafeteria - State Capitol- correspondence re: management of cafeteria at State Capitol [9/59]- petition by state officials and workers to keep cafeteria open [8-9-60]
Note: The following folders contain materials which were all filed in large folders marked"Miscellaneous." I tried to sort the material out so specific items would be easier to find.The dates for this material are roughly 1959-1961; most of it concerns either the 1960presidential election directly, or such issues as states' rights, civil rights, integration, and
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segregation, which were issues important to the election and the political battles whichfollowed.
Big Johnny Reb- This is a publication put out by WDAK radio station in Columbus. These releases aremostly transcripts of editorials used on the air by WDAK and its affiliates.
State Government News- This is a monthly publication put out by the Council of State Governments, containingnews on intergovernmental relations, legislative sessions, and state governments over thecountry.
Gilreath Press Syndicate- These are releases put out by the Gilreath Press Syndicate, which was based in Atlanta,mainly concerning Georgia state government and politicians.
1960 Election- These materials are all directly related to the 1960 Presidential election. There is a greatdeal of correspondence related to the electoral voting after the November election.
Civil Rights- These materials all relate to desegregation and other civil rights issues. They are mostlymade up of correspondence, newsletters from various interested organizations, pressreleases, and legislative bills.
Politics on Parade- These are all editions of a newspaper column, "Politics on Parade," written by SidWilliams. There are no dates on the columns, and no indication of which papers thecolumn appeared in, if any.
Note: The material in the following files were also in the "Miscellaneous" files. These dealmore with government and other issues in Georgia. The materials in the issues files (suchas "Transportation") include correspondence, newsletters from interested organizations,press releases, newspaper articles, and drafts of legislation concerning the topic.
Federal Spending Facts- This file contains various issues of Federal Spending Facts, a newsletter put out by theCouncil of State Chambers of Commerce. The newsletter provides information on thefederal budget and various issues involved with federal spending.
Transportation
Education
Health and Welfare
Georgia Forest Research Council
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- This file contains letters and reports from the Georgia Forest Research Council, whichwas dedicated to developing Georgia forests.
Georgia Association of Broadcasters- This file contains issues of the GABcast, a newsletter put out by the Association.
State Government- This file contains correspondence re: state government, press releases and newsclippings, information about legislation and drafts of legislation.
State Personnel- This file contains general information on state personnel, mostly from the StatePersonnel Office.
Miscellaneous- This file contains everything else which was in the "Miscellaneous" files.
Early County Condemnations- This file contains copies of court proceedings re: condemnation of land by Early Countyfor building roads, etc. in 1958-1959. Geer's uncle, Walter I. Geer, was the judge who heardthe case.
Speech File- This file contains speeches given by Geer during his time as Executive Secretary.
Photographs- This file contains miscellaneous photographs of Geer.
1962 - Lieutenant Governor Race- This file contains newspaper clippings re: the 1962 race for Lieutenant Governor, whichGeer won.
1966 - Lieutenant Governor Race- This file contains newspaper clippings re: the 1966 race for Lieutenant Governor, whichGeer lost to George W. Smith.
Box 7: 0200103408312
Executive Secretary - Newspaper and Location Files
Note: These files all contain newspaper clippings re: Geer's activities and current eventswhile he was Executive Secretary. All files titled with the names of newspapers containclippings from the title newspaper; all files with only a city or county name as title containclippings and information about the title location and/or correspondence re: Geer's 1962campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
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Adel News
Albany Herald
Americus Times-Recorder
Appling
Ashburn - The Wiregrass Farmer
Athens - The Red and Black
Athens Daily Herald
Atkinson
Augusta Chronicle
Austell Enterprise
Bacon
Baker
Barrow
Bartow
Baxley News
Ben Hill
Berrien
Bibb
Blackshear Times
Blairsville - The North Georgia News
Blakely - Early County News
Bleckley
Brantley
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Bremen Gateway
Brooks
Brunswick News
Burke
Butts
Calhoun
Calhoun - Gordon County News
Camden
Camilla Enterprise
Carroll
Carroll County Georgian
Cartersville - The Daily Tribune
Cedartown Standard
Charlton
Charlton County Herald
Chatham
Chattooga
Cherokee
Clarke
Clarksville - Tri-County Advertiser
Cleveland Courier
Clinch
Cobb
Coffee
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Colquitt
Columbus Enquirer
Columbus Ledger
Cordele Dispatch
Covington News
Coweta
Crawford
Crisp
Cuthbert Times
Dade
Dahlonega Nugget
Dallas New Era
Dalton Citizen
Decatur
Decatur-DeKalb News
DeKalb
Dodge
Dougherty
Douglas
Early
Eatonton
Echols
Effingham
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Elberton Star
Ellijay Times-Courier
Emanuel
Evans
Fannin
Fayette
Fayette County News
Fitzgerald Herald
Floyd
Forsyth
Franklin
Franklin, Heard County News Clippings
Fulton 1961 - January & February 1962
Fulton - March 1962 --
Glennville Sentinel
Griffin Daily News
Harris County Journal
Hartwell Sun
Hiawassee - Towns County Herald
Jefferson Reporter
Jesup Sentinel
Lanier County News
Lavonia Times
Lumpkin - Stewart Webster Journal
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Macon Telegraph
Madisonian
Marietta Daily Journal
Milledgeville Union-Recorder
Millen News
Miller County Liberal
Monroe - The Bulletin
Monticello News
Moultrie Observer
Nahunta-Brantley Enterprise
Nashville Herald
Newnan Times-Herald
North Cobb News
North DeKalb Record
Ocilla Star
Oconee Express
Oglethorpe Echo
Rome News-Tribune
Savannah Morning News
Soperton News
Southeast Georgian
Summerville News
Sylvania Telephone
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Sylvester Local
Telfair Enterprise
Thomaston - Free Press
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Tifton - Daily Tifton Gazette
Toccoa Record
Valdosta Daily Times
Vidalia Advance
eVienna News
Warrenton Clipper
Waycross Journal Herald
Waynesboro True Citizen
Winder News
Wrightsville Headlight
Magazines- This folder contains several whole issues of magazines, mostly having to do withGeorgia and Georgia issues.
Loyalty Oath- This folder contains an oath signed by Geer, stating that he is not a member of theCommunist party and has no sympathy with the ideas of that party. [9-6-60]
Box 8: 0200103408759
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1962-1964
Accountancy Board- This file contains Geer's correspondence with William F. "Bill" Loflin, Sr., a member of theState Board of Accountancy. [1963]
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Adjutant General- This file contains Geer's correspondence with the Adjutant General of the GeorgiaNational Guard. [1963]
Aeronautics and Nuclear Advisory- This file contains correspondence and information re: combining the GeorgiaAeronautics and Space Administration and the Georgia Nuclear Advisory Commission.[1963]
Agriculture Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Agriculture.[1962-1963]
Aides- This file contains correspondence with and about people who want to work as Geer'saides. [1963]
American Dairy Association- This file contains an invitation to and information about the 1963 annual meeting of theAmerican Dairy Association of Georgia, Inc.
American Legion- This file contains correspondence about the American Legion and the GeorgiaDepartment of Veterans Service. [1963-1964]
Announcements- This file contains announcements by law firms of new associates starting work withthem. [1963]
Appeals - Court of- This file contains notes on decisions rendered by the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1963.
Associated Industries of Georgia- This file contains correspondence with Associated Industries of Georgia. [1963]
Association of County Commissioners- This file contains correspondence with and about the Association of CountyCommissioners of Georgia. [1962-1963]
Association of Junior Colleges- This file contains correspondence with and about the American Association of JuniorColleges. [1963]
Atlanta Times Newspaper- This file contains a letter to stockholders of the newspaper Atlanta Times, withinformation about that newspaper. [3-28-63]
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Automobile Insurance- This file contains a letter about automobile insurance legislation, with a reply from Geer.[2-8-63]
Automobile Registration- This file contains a letter regarding problems with automobile registration legislation,with a reply from Geer. [9-6-63]
Banks- This file contains correspondence between Geer and various banks in Georgia, mainlyabout the deposit of state funds, but also about banking issues. [1963]
Barbers and Beauticians- This file contains correspondence re: issues concerning barbers and beauticians,particularly licensing. [1963]
Battey State Hospital- This file contains correspondence re: problems at Battey State Hospital and the transferof Mr. W. L. Christian from State Hospital in Milledgeville to Battey State Hospital. [1963]
Beach Erosion- This file contains correspondence re: efforts to deal with beach erosion on Georgiabeaches, particularly after major storms. [1963]
Board of Corrections- This file contains correspondence between Geer and the State Board of Corrections,usually dealing with the treatment of a particular prisoner. [1963]
Campaign- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's successful 1962 campaignfor lieutenant governor. [1962-1963]
Chamber of Commerce- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce,particularly the 1963 State Chamber of Commerce pre-legislative forum, at which Geerspoke. [1962-1963]
Chaplains - 1963- This file contains correspondence with pastors of Georgia churches re: serving as SenateChaplain for a day. [1962-1963]
Christmas Presents (Thank you notes)- This file contains thank you notes for presents which Geer received for Christmas in 1962.[1962-1963]
City of Atlanta>
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- This file contains correspondence with Atlanta city officials. [1963]
Civil Defense- This file contains correspondence re: civil defense issues. [1963]
Coker, Sarah- This file contains letters from Geer to doctors in Atlanta and Roswell re: his client SarahCoker. [1963]
Comptroller General- This file contains letters between Geer and the Comptroller-General's office re: insuranceproblems. [1963]
Congratulatory Messages - 1964- This file contains congratulatory messages sent by Geer for various reasons. [1964]
Congressional Redistricting- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 101, Congressional redistricting. [1963]
Constitutional Government- This file contains a letter re: constitutional government and states' rights, Geer's reply,and a list of lawyers who signed the Declaration of Independence. [1963]
Contributions- This file contains thank you letters re: contributions to pay off Geer's campaign debt fromhis 1962 campaign for lieutenant governor. [1963]
Council of State Governments- This file contains a letter from the Council of State Governments, with information re:state governments in 1963.
Deaf and Blind<- This file contains correspondence and information re: a bill on Public Assistance toIndigent Deaf, Blind and Mute. [1963]
Democratic Executive Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia State Democratic ExecutiveCommittee. [1962-1963]
Dental College- This file contains correspondence re: establishing a dental college in Georgia. [1963]
Department of Defense- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia Department of Defense.[1963]
Department of Defense (Confidential)
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- This file contains a report to Brigadier General Kuhn of the 116th Air Transport Wingentitled Report of Incident Involving Flight for Lieutenant Governor Peter Zack Geer. [9-19-63]
Dictaphone Equipment- This file contains receipts for equipment from the Dictaphone Corporation. [1963-1964]
Education- This file contains correspondence re: education issues in Georgia. [1963]
Educational Study Committee (Governor's) (Interim)- This file contains correspondence re: the Governor's Interim Educational StudyCommittee. [1963]
Employment- This file contains correspondence re: people seeking Geer's help in finding employment.[1963]
Executive Department- This file contains correspondence from and about the Executive Department of theGeorgia State Government. [1963]
Forestry Department- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia Forestry Commission andthe Georgia Forest Research Council. [1963]
Game and Fish Commission- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia State Game and FishCommission. [1962-1964]
Gate City Guard- This file contains an invitation to a tea given in honor of the Command of the Guard.[4-3-63]
Geer, Peter Zack - Personal (1)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [10/62-3/63]
Geer, Peter Zack - Personal (2)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [4/63-1/64]
Georgia Association of Broadcasters- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Association of Broadcasters. [1963]
Georgia Bankers Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Bankers Association. [1962-1963]
Georgia Bar Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Bar Association. [1962-1963]
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Georgia Development News- This file contains issues of Georgia Development News, a newsletter put out by GeorgiaTech. [1963]
Georgia Education Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Education Association. [1963]
Georgia Farm Bureau- This file contains a letter from the Georgia Farm Bureau. [1-18-63]
Georgia Heart Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Heart Association. [1963]
Georgia Historical Commission- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Historical Commission. [1963]
Georgia Housing Authority- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Housing Authority. [1963]
Georgia Motor Trucking Authority- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Motor Trucking Authority. [1962-1963]
Georgia Municipal Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Municipal Association. [1962-1963]
Georgia Prison Wardens Association- This file contains a letter from the Georgia Prison Wardens Association. [5-6-1963]
Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association.[1963]
Governor's Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the Governor's Commission on Efficiency andImprovement in Government. [1963]
Box 9: 0200103408767
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1962-1964
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Albon Lee Hatcher, Jr. (Al)- This file contains correspondence from or about Al Hatcher, one of Geer's legislativeaides. [1963-1964]
Health Department- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's state Department of Public Health.[1963]
Highway Department- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's state Highway Department. [1962-1963]
History and Archives- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's state Department of History andArchives. [1963]
House Bills- This file contains correspondence re: bills pending in the Georgia House ofRepresentatives. [1963]
House Bills 131 and 132- This file contains correspondence re: two bills pending in the Georgia House ofRepresentatives. House Bills 131 and 132 outlawed the showing of obscene films and theselling of obscene magazines. [1963]
House Bills 225 and 226- This file contains correspondence re: two bills pending in the Georgia House ofRepresentatives. House Bills 225 and 226 dealt with the licensing of beauty operators andbeauty shop owners. [1963]
Inaugural- This file contains letters to George J. Hearn, with lists of people to be invited to the 1963gubernatorial inauguration.
Income Tax - 1962- This file contains copies of Geer's 1962 income tax forms for state and federal taxes.
Industry and Trade- This file contains correspondence re: the state Board of Industry and Trade. [1963]
Insurance- This file contains correspondence and information re: state insurance. [1963]
Inventory- This file contains correspondence re: an inventory of all furnishings and equipment inthe Lieutenant Governor's office, with copies of the inventory. [1963]
Jaycees
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- This file contains correspondence from the Georgia Jaycees. [1963]
Judiciary- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia judiciary. [1962-1963]
Junketing- This file contains correspondence re: junketing, trips taken by state legislators attaxpayers' expense. [1963]
Kennesaw Mountain Park- This file contains correspondence re: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.[1963]
Wyck A. Knox- This file contains a letter from Senator-elect Wyckliffe A. Knox, Sr. [1-9-63]
Labor Department- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Department of Labor. [1963]
League of Women Voters- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia League of Women Voters. [1963]
Legislative Services- This file contains correspondence re: the Legislative Services Committee. [1963]
License Revocation- This file contains correspondence re: driver's license revocations. [1962-1963]
Lieutenant Governors (National Council)- This file contains correspondence re: the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors.[1962-1963]
Lists- This file contains miscellaneous lists. [1962-1964]
Mailing List- This file contains lists of names and addresses of people in Dublin whom Geercontacted re: a speaking engagement at the Salvation Army Service Unit ofDublin-Laurens County. [4/63]
Mental Health- This file contains correspondence re: mental health issues. [1963]
Mental Retardation- This file contains correspondence re: mental retardation and related issues. [1963]
Mercer University
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- This file contains correspondence re: integration of Mercer University. [1962-1963]
Milledgeville State Hospital- This file contains an issue of The Builder, a newsletter put out by Milledgeville StateHospital. [1963]
Miscellaneous- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1963-1964]
Motor Vehicle Inspection- This file contains a long telegraph to Gov. Sanders from George L. Evoy, Uniform LawsCommittee, Georgia Highway Users Conference. [2-1-63]
Newspaper Directory- This file contains a list of daily newspapers in Georgia, with their locations and editors, aswell as a list of Georgia radio stations and their addresses.
Oaths- This file contains blank and signed copies of the Oath Required of the Members of theGeneral Assembly, which looks similar to the Loyalty Oath found in Box 7. [1963]
Office Equipment- This file contains receipts for office equipment. [1963]
Pages- This file contains correspondence re: pages and other temporary Senate jobs. There isalso a bit of correspondence about aides and Senate chaplains. [1963-1964]
Pardon and Parole Board- This file contains correspondence with and about the State Board of Pardons andParoles. [1963-1964]
Park Service (State and National)- This file contains correspondence with the National Park Service and the Georgia ParkService. [1963]
Pass Acknowledgments- This file contains letters from people acknowledging passes to the Senate Gallery whichGeer had sent them. [1963-1964]
Passes - Press- This file contains correspondence with members of the press re: passes to the SenateGallery which Geer had sent them. [1963-1964]
Peace Officers Association- This file contains correspondence from the Peace Officers Association. [1962-1963]
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Photographs - Bills and Information- This file contains a bill and other information from Litho-Khrome Company of Columbus.[1963]
Pictures- This file contains correspondence with people wishing for Geer's picture and/orautograph. [1963]
Politics on Parade- These are all editions of a newspaper column, "Politics on Parade," written by SidWilliams. There are no dates on the columns, and no indication of which papers thecolumn appeared in, if any.
Press- This folder contains correspondence with members of the press, press releases, andnewspaper clippings. [1963-1964]
Press Parties- This folder contains correspondence re: press parties given at the end of legislativesessions. [1963-1964]
Prison Reforms- This folder contains a letter to Rep. Denmark Groover from Rep. Knox Bynum re: letter toGeer from Groover re: prison reform. [5-31-63]
Public Health- This folder contains correspondence with the Department of Public Health re:allegations against Beckham Candy Company of Atlanta. [1963]
Public Relation- This folder contains correspondence re: public relations. [1963]
Public Safety- This folder contains correspondence and statistics from the Department of PublicSafety. [1964]
Public Service Commission- This folder contains correspondence with the Georgia Public Service Commission.[1963-1964]
Purchasing Department- This folder contains correspondence re: the state Purchasing Department. [1963]
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Box 10: 0200103408775
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1962-1964 and CongratulatoryLetters 1962
Referendum Scoreboard- This file contains information on a national resolution to increase state's powers andlimit the federal government. [1963]
Republican Committee- This file contains correspondence with Georgia Republican County and StateCommittees. [1963]
Requests for Information, Pictures, etc.- This file contains correspondence with people (mainly students) requesting informationabout and/or pictures of Geer. [1962-1964]
Retired Teachers Bill- This file contains correspondence re: benefits available to retired teachers. [1963]
Revenue Department (1)- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Revenue.[1962-1963]
Revenue Department (2)- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Revenue.[1963]
Russian Clergymen in U. S. (House Bill)- This file contains correspondence re: proposed resolution protesting the visit ofRussian clergymen to Georgia and the U. S. [1963]
Speaking Engagements (1)- This file contains correspondence and information about Geer's speakingengagements. [1962-1964]
Speaking Engagements (2)- This file contains correspondence and information about Geer's speakingengagements. [1962-1964]
Speaking Engagements (3)- This file contains correspondence and information about Geer's speakingengagements. [1962-1964]
Speaking Engagements (4)- This file contains correspondence and information about Geer's speakingengagements. [1962-1964]
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Congratulatory Letters 1962
Congratulatory Letters (1)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating him onhis victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
Congratulatory Letters (2)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating him onhis victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
Congratulatory Letters (3)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating him onhis victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
Congratulatory Letters (4)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating him onhis victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
Congratulatory Letters (5)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating him onhis victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
Box 11: 0200103408783
Lieutenant Governor -Congratulatory Letters 1962
Congratulatory Letters (6)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating himon his victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.Congratulatory Letters (7)- This file contains correspondence between Geer and supporters congratulating himon his victorious 1962 campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
1964 Letters- This file contains form letters which Geer sent to various people concerning theupcoming 1965 legislative session. [12-29-64]
Precinct Lists
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- This file contains a printout which list voters' names indifferent precincts.
Gas Receipts and Chamber Appointments- This file contains receipts for gasoline and appointments for people to serve in theSenate Chamber.
Tentative Committee Assignments- This file contains a tentative list of committee assignments for members of the GeorgiaSenate.
Panel Transcripts- This file contains transcripts of a 30-minute TV panel of which Geer was a member.
Box 12: 0200103408791
Lieutenant Governor - Topic Files 1962-1963
1964 Session- This file contains correspondence re: the 1964 session of the Georgia Senate. [1963]
House Bill 40- This file contains correspondence re: House Bill 40, which concerns capitalpunishment. [1963]
House Bills 65 and 66- This file contains correspondence re: House Bills 65 and 66, which concern Courts ofOrdinary. [1963]Payroll Vouchers - January 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of January, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - February 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of February, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - March 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of March, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - April 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of April, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - May 1963
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- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of May, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - June 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of June, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - July 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of July, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - August 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of August, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - September 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of September, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - October 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of October, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - November 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of November, 1963.
Payroll Vouchers - December 1963- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senatee employees forthe month of December, 1963.
Scientific Research- This file contains a resolution passed by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce re:Governor's Commission for Scientific Research and Development. [6-13-63]
Secretary of State- This file contains correspondence with Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Georgia's Secretary ofState. [1962-1963]
Senate Bill 2- This file contains a letter to Cary G. Bulloch re: Geer's contacting the Senate EducationCommittee about Senate Bill 2. [3-6-63]
Senate Bill 5 (Youth)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 5, which concerned changing the agelimit at which a person became eligible to receive the death penalty. [1963]
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Senate Bill 7 (County School Superintendent)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 7, which concerned the qualificationsfor the position of county school superintendent. [1963]
Senate Bill 11 (Blue Law)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 11, which concerned enacting theBlue Law prohibiting certain commercial activity on Sunday. [1963]
Senate Bill 24- This file contains a letter to (and telegram from) the LaGrange Chamber of Commercere: Senate Bill 24, which concerned promoting industry in Georgia. [1963]
Senate Bills 31 and 43- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 31 (Georgia's Workmen'sCompensation) and Senate Bill 43 (Strikebreakers). [1963]
Senate Bill 32- This file contains a letter to (and from) H. L. Cordell, Cordell Lumber Company, re:Senate Bill 32. [1963]
Senate Bill 35 (Podiatrists)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 35, which concerned podiatrists.[1963]
Senate Bill 37- This file contains a letter to (and from) Harold L. Mills re: Senate Bill 37. [1963]
Senate Bills 55 and 56- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bills 55 and 56, which concerned radioand television advertising. [1963]
Senate Bill 80- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 80, which concerned the State Boardof Optometry. [1963]
Senate Bill 85- This file contains a letter to (and from) William O. Riley, Atlantic Steel Company re:Senate Bill 85. [1963]
Senate Bill 105- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Bill 85, which concerned schoolconsolidation. [1963]
Senate Bill 123- This file contains a letter to (and telegram from) the Georgia Oil Jobbers Association:Senate Bill 123. [1963]
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Senate Resolution 14 (Economy - Reorg)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Resolution 14, creating the SenateCommittee on Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency. [1963]
Senate Resolution 19 (Tuition)- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Resolution 19, which concerned therepeal of the Tuition Grant Law (allowed parents to apply for grants to send children toprivate school). [1963]
Senate Resolution 39- This file contains correspondence re: Senate Resolution 39, which concernedincreasing senior citizens' homestead exemptions. [1963]
Sheriffs' Retirement Bill- This file contains correspondence re: House Bill 348, which concerned the Sheriffs'Retirement Fund. [1963]
Sites for Science- This file contains a booklet entitled Sites for Science, put out by the IndustrialDevelopment Manufacturers Record. [8/62]
Speaking Engagements - January 1964- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's speaking engagements for January, 1964.[1/64]
Speeches- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's speaking engagements and a transcript ofGeer's speech accepting victory in the race for lieutenant governor. [1962-1963]
Speed Traps- This file contains correspondence re: speed traps. [1963]
Spinks, Ford B. (Senator) District 9- This file contains a copy of a memorandum typed on Geer's office letterhead. Thememorandum is headed "Reservations: Senator Ford Spinks.. . . . . . . ." [1-3-64]
State Budget Office- This file contains memoranda from the State Budget Office. [9/63]
State Law Department- This file contains memoranda from the Georgia Department of Law. [1/63]
State Patrol- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia State Patrol and reports from theState Patrol. [1963-1964]
State Treasurer
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- This file contains a letter to Assistant Treasurer Jim Young. [5-9-63]
Stone Mountain Memorial- This file contains a note and newspaper clipping re: the Stone Mountain Memorial.[1963]
Sympathy Notes- This file contains sympathy notes sent by Geer to various friends and acquaintances.[1963-1964]
Taxes- This file contains correspondence re: taxes in Georgia. [1963-1964]
Temperance- This file contains correspondence re: temperance and other alcohol-related issues.[1963]
Thank You Notes- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1963-1964]
Travel - Transportation- This file contains correspondence and information re: travel and transportation. [1963]
Tuberculosis Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Tuberculosis Association. [1963]
United Appeal- This file contains correspondence re: the United Appeal, a charity fund-raising eventsponsored by the state legislature. [1963]
United States House of Representatives- This file contains a letter from the Speaker of the U. S. House re: Senate Resolution 115[signature is illegible]. [3-25-63]
United States Senate- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's U. S. Senators, particularly HermanTalmadge. [1962-1963]
United States Study Commission- This file contains a report entitles Activities: U. S. Study Commission, Southeast RiverBasins. [1/63]
University System- This file contains correspondence with the University System of Georgia, particularlythe University of Georgia. [1962-1963]
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Veterans of Foreign Wars- This file contains correspondence with the charity organization Veterans of ForeignWars. [1963]
Veterans Service- This file contains correspondence re: Georgia Department of Veterans Service. [1963]
Vocational Education (1)- This file contains correspondence re: vocational agriculture education in Georgia.[1963]
Vocational Education (2)- This file contains correspondence re: vocational agriculture education in Georgia.[1963]
Box 13: 0200103408809
Lieutenant Governor - Topic Files 1962-1963
Vocational Rehabilitation- This file contains correspondence re: the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, GeorgiaDepartment of Education. [1962-1963]
Voting Procedures- This file contains correspondence with the President's Commission on Registrationand Voter Participation. [1963]
WAGA-TV- This file contains transcripts of station editorials from Atlanta Channel 5, WAGA-TV.[1963]
Watershed Planning Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the Watershed Planning Commission. [1963]
Welfare Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Familyand Children's Services, formerly the Department of Public Welfare. [1963]
Wesleyan College- This file contains a letter from Marvin L. Newberry, Bibb County Grand Jury, with acopy of a resolution endorsing an action of the Wesleyan College Trustees, and Geer'sreply. [1963]
Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission.[1963]
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Workmen's Compensation- This file contains a letter from Jack W. Moye re: a workmen's compensation claim, andGeer's reply. [1963]
World's Fair Study Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the World's Fair Study Commission, set up toconsider a World's Fair in Atlanta. [1963]
Youth Bill- This file contains correspondence re: bill to create a state Department of Children andYouth. [1962-1963]
Box 14: 0200103408528
Lieutenant Governor - Committee Files 1963
"Action Program" - Traffic Safety Committee- This file contains correspondence and expense reports re: attendance at a regionalTraffic Safety Conference called by the President's Committee for Traffic Safety. [1963]
Alcohol Control Study Committee- This file contains information and expense reports re: Joint Alcohol Control StudyCommittee, which looked at regulation of the alcohol business and maderecommendations for changes to the law. [1963]
Alcoholism Study Commission- This file contains correspondence, information and expense reports re: theAlcoholism Study Commission, which studied the problems related to alcohol abuse,including "advertising, regulation of sales, mental health, and the relationship ofalcoholic beverages to highway accidents, domestic problems, juvenile delinquency,and the observance of laws." [1965]
Barber Study Committee- This file contains correspondence, information and expense reports re: the InterimCommittee to study barber problems. [1964]
Business, Trade and Commerce - Interim Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Interim Senate Committee on Business,Trade and Commerce. [1963]
Committee Appointments- This file contains correspondence re: appointments to Senate Committees. [1963]
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Committee on Scientific Research- This file contains a handwritten note headed "Committee on Scientific Research,"followed by a list of senators' names and districts. [1963]
Committees - 1963- This file contains correspondence and information re: Senate Committees. [1962-1963]
Congressional Apportionment - Interim Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interim CongressionalApportionment Study Committee, which was looking at ways to change district lines toavoid Supreme Court action in the case Wesberry vs. Sanders, involving Georgia'scongressional districts. [1962-1963]
Constitution Revision (1)- This file contains correspondence re: the State Constitution Revision Commission,which was looking at possible revisions to the state constitution or creating a new stateconstitution. [1963]
Constitution Revision (2)- This file contains correspondence re: the State Constitution Revision Commission,which was looking at possible revisions to the state constitution or creating a new stateconstitution. [1963-1964]
Constitution Revision (3)- This file contains documents such as press releases and committee reports re: theState Constitution Revision Commission, which was looking at possible revisions to thestate constitution or creating a new state constitution. [1963-1964]
Criminal Law Study Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Criminal Law Study Committee. [1963]
Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency in State Government Sub-Committee:Administrative Law & Procedure- This file contains correspondence re: the Administrative Law and ProcedureSub-Committee of the Senate Committee on Economy, Reorganization and Efficiencyin Government. [1963]
Fiscal Affairs Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Fiscal Affairs StudyCommittee. [1963]
General Legislative Matters - SR 78- This file contains correspondence and information re: the committee creative to studygeneral legislative matters. [1963]
Governor's Commission on Education
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- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Governor's Commission toImprove Education. [1963]
Health Code Study Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Health Code Study Committee. [1963]
Home Rule Sub-Committee (Constitution Revision)- This file contains correspondence re: the Home Rule Sub-Committee of the StateConstitution Revision Commission. [1963]
Industrial Loan Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Industrial Loan StudyCommittee. [1963]
Inspection Tour of State Institutions- This file contains correspondence and information re: an inspection tour of stateinstitutions taken by a group of legislators. [1963]
Interim Committee to Study Relationship Between Costs Incurred by State andLocal Governments- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interim Committee to StudyRelationship Between Costs Incurred by State and Local Governments. [1963]
Lieutenant Governors' National Council- This file contains correspondence and information re: the National Conference ofLieutenant Governors. [1965-1966]
Local Government and Revenue Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Local Government andRevenue Study Committee. [1965-1966]
Misdemeanor Study Committee (Pardon & Parole Board)- This file contains correspondence and information re: a Senate Committee whichworked with the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to study the problem ofmisdemeanors in Georgia. [1963]
National Legislative Conference (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: national conferences of statelegislators held by the Council of State Governments. [1964-1966]
National Legislative Conference (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: national conferences of statelegislators held by the Council of State Governments. [1964-1966]
Patient Pay Bill - Milledgeville State Hospital- This file contains correspondence and information re: a committee looking into thesalary scale for employees of Milledgeville State Hospital. [1965-1966]
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Payroll Vouchers - May 1965- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of May, 1965.
Payroll Vouchers - June 1965- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of June, 1965.
School Bus Transportation - Joint Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the joint committee studyingschool bus transportation. [1964]
Senate Administration Affairs Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Administration AffairCommittee. [1964]
Senate Bill 259- This file contains correspondence re: the withdrawal of SB 259, which would haveplace limits on advertising of malt beverages. [1964]
Senate Capital Punishment Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Capital PunishmentStudy Committee, which was looking into abolishing capital punishment. [1965]
Senate Committee on Ethics- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Committee onEthics, which was assigned to draft an Ethics Code for state senators. [1964]
Special Constitution Revision Committee - Special Session 1964- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Constitution RevisionCommission active during the Special Session of the General Assembly. [1964]
Special Fire Insurance Committee on Underwriting Practices- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Special Fire InsuranceCommittee on Underwriting Practices, which was assigned to "study unwillingness oflicensed companies to write fire insurance at standard rates on low value dwellings."[1965]
State Leased Properties Study Commission- This file contains correspondence and information re: the joint State LeasedProperties Study Committee. [1963]
State Real Properties Control Commission (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: the State Real PropertiesControl Commission. [1964-1966]
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State Real Properties Control Commission (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: the State Real PropertiesControl Commission. [1966]
Stone Mountain Joint Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Joint Legislative Inquiry intoand Study of Operations of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association. [1964]
Box 15: 0200103408536
Lieutenant Governor - Committee Files 1963 and Correspondence (Topic) 1963-1964
Committee Files 1963
Tax Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Tax Study Committee,which was looking into problems in the Tax Code. [1964]
Teacher Retirement Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Teacher Retirement StudyCommittee, which was looking at ways to improve the Teacher Retirement System.[1964]
Teacher Tenure Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Teacher Tenure StudyCommittee, which was looking into the issue of teacher tenure. [1964]
Tobacco Sales Advisory Board- This file contains correspondence and information re: a committee assigned to lookat certain issues pertaining to tobacco production in Georgia. [1963]
Traffic Safety Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Traffic Safety Committee,which looked at various issues pertaining to traffic safety. [1964]
Correspondence (Topic) 1963-1964
Agriculture Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Special Agriculture StudyCommittee. [1963]
Aides - 1964 Session- This file contains correspondence and information re: people who worked as Geer'saide during the 1964 Session of the Senate. [1963-1964]
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Assistant Floor Leader- This file contains correspondence and information re: people who worked asAssistant Floor Leader during the 1964 Session of the Senate. [1964]
Campaign Correspondence 1962- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's 1962 campaign. [1962]
Doorkeepers - 1964 Session- This file contains correspondence and information re: people who worked asAssistant Doorkeeper during the 1964 Session of the Senate. [1964]
Invitations (1)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak ator attend. [1963-1964]
Invitations (2)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak ator attend. [1964]
Recommendations- This file contains correspondence re: recommendations Geer made for peopleinterested in jobs or appointments. [1962-1964]
Resolutions - General- This file contains correspondence and information re: resolutions passed by variousgroups and organizations to inform the General Assembly of its feelings on certainissues. [1963-1964]
Senate Resolutions- This file contains correspondence and information re: resolutions up before theGeorgia Senate. [1963-1964]
Speaking Engagements - 1965 (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1965]
Speaking Engagements - 1965 (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1965]
Speaking Engagements - 1965 (3)- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1965]
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Box 16: 0200103408395
Lieutenant Governor - Congratulatory Messages and Thank Yous A-Z
Note: This box contained a set of cardboard file separators (I'm not sure that this is theright word) labeled A-Z. A large letter in italics indicates where the file separator waslocated in relation to the files.
Congratulatory Letters- This file contains letters from others congratulating Geer on his achievements and lettersto others from Geer congratulating them on their achievements. [1962-1963]
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Form Letters- This file contains form letters sent by Geer to all state senators re: the upcoming 1964Session of the General Assembly. [12/63]
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Invitations (1)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1962-1963]
Invitations (2)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
Invitations (3)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
Invitations (4)
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- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
Invitations (5)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
Invitations (6)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
Invitations (7)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963]
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Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains miscellaneous office correspondence from Geer's office. [1963]
Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains miscellaneous office correspondence from Geer's office. [1963]
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Public Safety (1)- This folder contains correspondence and statistics from the Department of Public Safety.[1963]
Public Safety (2)- This folder contains correspondence and statistics from the Department of Public Safety.[1963]
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Senate Floor Leader - Milton A. Carlton- This folder contains correspondence with Senator Carlton and others re: issues to bebrought before the Senate. [1963-1964]
Box 17: 0200103408387
Lieutenant Governor - Congratulatory Messages and Thank Yous A-Z, Miscellaneous1964, and Miscellaneous Correspondence 1963-1964
Speaking Engagements- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1963]
Thank You Notes (Sept. 1, 1963 -)- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [9/63-12/63]
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Thank You Notes (To Sept. 1, 1963) [1]- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1/63-4/63]
Thank You Notes (To Sept. 1, 1963) [2]- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [5/63]
Thank You Notes (To Sept. 1, 1963) [3]- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [6/63-8/63]
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Miscellaneous 1964
States' Rights Council of Georgia, Inc.- This file contains materials relating to the States' Rights Council of Georgia, Inc. and inparticular the Miller County Council. [1956]
Miscellaneous Correspondence 1963-1964
Invitations - Cong. Committee Lunch- This file contains materials re: invitations to a luncheon given by Freeman Strickland, VicePresident of the First National Bank of Atlanta, for all the committee chairmen in theGeorgia State Senate on May 5, 1964.
Invitations Feb. 1, 1964 - July 20, 1964 (1)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1963-1964]
Invitations Feb. 1, 1964 - July 20, 1964 (2)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1964]
Invitations Feb. 1, 1964 - July 20, 1964 (3)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1964]
Invitations July 20, 1964 - November 1, 1964- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1964]
Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1962-1963]
Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1963]
Miscellaneous (3)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1963]
Miscellaneous (4)
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- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1963]
Box 18: 0200103408379
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1963-1964 and Topic Files andCorrespondence 1964
Miscellaneous Correspondence 1963-1964
Miscellaneous Feb. 12 - May 1, 1964 (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1963-1964]
Miscellaneous Feb. 12 - May 1, 1964 (2)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1964]
Miscellaneous May 1 - July 20, 1964- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1964]
Miscellaneous July 20 - Nov. 1, 1964 (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1964]
Miscellaneous July 20 - Nov. 1, 1964 (2)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1964]
Recommendations January - July, 1964- This file contains correspondence re: recommendations Geer made for peopleinterested in jobs or appointments. [1964]
Senate Bills - Pending- This file contains correspondence re: bills to be introduced or acted upon during the1964 session of the Georgia Senate. [1963-1964]
Telegrams January - July, 1964- This file contains telegrams sent and received by Geer. [1964]
Thank You Notes January - July, 1964- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1964]
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Topic Files and Correspondence 1964
HB 131 - Obscene Literature- This file contains correspondence re: House Bill 131, which outlawed the selling ofobscene magazines. [1964]
Medical College of Georgia- This file contains correspondence re: candidates for admission to MCG and speakingengagements there. [1964]
Mercer University- This file contains correspondence re: candidates for Mercer Law School and donationsto Mercer. [1963-1964]
Milledgeville State Hospital- This file contains a letter to Milledgeville State Hospital re: a patient there. [12-15-64]
Miscellaneous Nov. 1, 1964 -- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor's office.[1964]
Oaths- This file contains blank, unsigned copies of the Oath Required of the Members of theGeneral Assembly for the Georgia State Senate.
Pages- This file contains correspondence re: Senate pages. [1964]
Pardon and Parole Board- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's dealings with the State Board of Pardonsand Paroles. [1964]
Parking- This file contains a letter to the Secretary of State with an updated list of personnelauthorized to use the parking facilities behind the Capitol. [9-15-64]
Pass Acknowledgments- This file contains letters from people acknowledging passes to the Senate Gallerywhich Geer had sent them. [1964]
Passes- This file contains correspondence with various people re: passes to the Senate Gallerywhich Geer had sent them. [1964]
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Peace Officers Association - Congrat. Letters- This file contains letters congratulating the new officers in the Peace Officers Associationof Georgia. [1964]
Personnel- This file contains a copy of the Manual for Pre-Employment Physical ExaminationProgram put out by the State Merit System. [1964]
Pictures- This file contains a thank-you note to a photographer re: picture of Geer with Principal R.E. Lee, plus a copy of the photograph in question. [7-3-64]
Politics on Parade- These are all editions of a newspaper column, "Politics on Parade," written by SidWilliams. There are no dates on the columns, and no indication of which papers thecolumn appeared in, if any.
Pre-Legislative Forums- This file contains correspondence re: pre-legislative forums held by Chambers ofCommerce throughout Georgia. [1964]
Press- This file contains correspondence with members of the press and press releases. [1964]
Press Party- This file contains correspondence re: the press party given at the end of the legislativesession. [1964]
Public Safety, Department of- This file contains correspondence and statistics from the Department of Public Safety.[1964]
Public Service Commission- This file contains a letter to Public Service Commissioner Crawford Pilcher. [11-5-64]
Purchasing Department- This file contains correspondence re: the state Purchasing Department. [1964]
Radio Stations- This file contains correspondence with radio stations re: Geer taping a weeklyfive-minute summary of legislative activity during the 1965 session. [1964]
Box 19: 0200103408361
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Lieutenant Governor - Topic Files and Correspondence 1964 and Miscellaneous 1964
Topic Files and Correspondence 1964
Recommendations July 20, 1964 -- This file contains correspondence re: recommendations Geer made for peopleinterested in jobs or appointments. [1964]
Requests for Info, Pictures, etc.- This file contains correspondence with people (mainly students) requesting informationabout and/or pictures of Geer. [1964]
Resolutions- This file contains correspondence and information re: resolutions passed by variousgroups and organizations to inform the General Assembly of its feelings on certainissues and resolutions up before the Georgia Senate. [1964]
Revenue Department- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Department of Revenue. [1964]
Secretary of State- This file contains correspondence with the office of the Secretary of State. [1964]
Secretarial Updated Info- This file contains various issues of P. S. for Private Secretaries, a secretarial magazineput out by the Bureau of Business Practice, Inc. [1964]
Speaking Engagements- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1964]
State Budget Bureau- This file contains a memorandum from the State Budget Officer re: the 1964-65 GeneralAppropriations Act. [10-19-64]
State Industrial Development Corporation- This file contains a letter to Mr. Eugene A. Yates, Georgia Power Company, from Mr.Robert C. Norman of Hull, Willingham, Towill and Norman re: proposed State IndustrialDevelopment Corporation. [6-25-64]
Sympathy Notes- This file contains sympathy notes sent by Geer to various friends and acquaintances.[1964]
Taxation- This file contains correspondence re: taxes. [1964]
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Telegrams July 20, 1964 -- This file contains telegrams sent and received by Geer. [1964]
Thank You Notes July 20, 1964 - Nov. 1, 1964- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1964]
Thank You Notes Nov. 1, 1964 -- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1964]
Traffic Court- This file contains correspondence with local officials re: speeding tickets and othertraffic law violations. [1964]
Treasurer - State- This file contains a letter to State Treasurer Jack Ray. [8-21-64]
United Appeal- This file contains information re: the United Appeal, a charity fund-raising eventsponsored by the state legislature. [1964]
University System- This file contains correspondence with divisions of the University System of Georgia.[1964]
Veterans Services- This file contains correspondence re: Georgia Department of Veterans Service. [1964]
Vocational Education- This file contains correspondence re: vocational agriculture education in Georgia. [1964]
Voting- This file contains a letter from Edward T. Ladd, American Civil Liberties Union ofGeorgia, re: voting procedures proposed for the new Georgia election code. [2-4-64]
Welfare Department- This file contains correspondence about the Georgia Department of Family andChildren's Services. [1964]
Western and Atlantic Railroad- This file contains correspondence re: the Western and Atlantic Railroad. [1964]
Miscellaneous 1964
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Ellis Arnall- This file contains information, mostly newspaper clippings, on Ellis Arnall, candidaterunning for Governor in 1966. [1965]
Athens Mayor Julius Bishop- This file contains newspaper clippings re: Athens Mayor Julius Bishop, particularlyconcerning whether or not he will run for Lieutenant Governor in 1966. [1965]
Aviation, Electronics and Space- This file contains information on the aviation industry, particularly its activities inGeorgia. [1965-1966]
Jimmy Bentley- This file contains newspaper clippings re: Jimmy Bentley, State Comptroller General,particularly concerning whether or not he will run for Governor in 1966. [1965]
Cities (1)- This file contains information on Georgia cities and urban issues in Georgia. [1965-1966]
Cities (2)- This file contains issues of magazines about cities and urban issues: Elberton Graniteer,Metropolitan, and The Municipal South. [1965-1966]
Cities (3)- This file contains issues of the magazine Georgia Municipal Journal. [1965-1966]
Crime and Law Enforcement (1)- This file contains information on crime and law enforcement issues, including theOptimist Club's "Respect for Law" program. [1965]
Crime and Law Enforcement (2)- This file contains magazines and other publications about crime and law enforcementissues. [1965-1966]- Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government [1965]. . . nor cruel and unusual
punishments inflicted: A Few Observations on the Meaning of the Eighth Amendments.- Josephs, N. Henry. Criminal Optimism and the Four Summits: Revised Article with Three
Summits Added. Fifth Printing (Revised). New York, May 1965.- reprint - Haimbaugh, George D., Jr. [1965]. Vice Presidential Succession: A Criticism ofthe Bayh-Cellar Plan. South Carolina Law Review, Volume 17, Number 3.- Georgia State Bar Journal, Volume 1, Number 4, May 1965.- Journal of the American Judicature Society , two issues- Volume 49, Number 1 - June 1965- Volume 49, Number 3 - August 1965- newsletter - Georgia Bar Reporter, Volume 2, Number 4, February 1966- The Georgia Sheriff, two issues- Volume 10, Number 1 - January-February 1966- Volume 10, Number 2 - March-April 1966
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Education- This file contains information on education in Georgia [1965-1966].
Jack Etheridge- This file contains information on Jack Etheridge, the Fulton County representative, whowas considering running for state office in 1966. [1965]
General Assembly- This file contains information, mostly editorials, on the activities of the Georgia GeneralAssembly. [1965-1966]
Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains miscellaneous information about issues in Georgia politics, mostlyfrom newspapers and magazines. [1963-1966]
Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains magazines and other publications about miscellaneous issues.[1964-1966]
- Minimum Foundation Program of Education Act: Act No. 523, 1964 Session of theGeneral Assembly
- Subcommittee on Domestic Finance, Committee on Banking and Currency,House of Representatives, 88th Congress, 2nd Session. A Primer on Money. Washington,D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, August 5, 1964.
- The Public's View of Television and Other Media 1959-1964: A Report of fivestudies by Elmo Roper and Associates, May 15, 1965 .New York: Television InformationOffice.
- Welch, Robert. Two Revolutions at Once. Belmont, Massachusetts: AmericanOpinion, Spring 1965.
- Journal of the American Judicature Society , Volume 49, Number 2 - July 1965.- State Bar Association of Georgia Young Lawyers Section Newsletter, Volume 5,
Number 2, December 1965.- Steel Facts, No. 190, New York: American Iron and Steel Institute, February 1966.- Georgia Anchorage: Official Organ of the Georgia Ports Authority, two issues
- Volume 6, Number 6 - June, 1965- Volume 6, Number 8 - August, 1965
- Moose Magazine, two issues- Volume 51, Number 8 - October 1965- Volume 51, Number 9 - November 1965
- Southern Outdoors, Volume 13, Number 4, September-October 1965- CWC Modern Secretary, August 1965- The Chattahoochee River Basin Development Commission- Automotive Information, Volume 3, Number 2, October 1965- The Georgia Alumni Record, October-November 1966- Georgia Grocer, December 15, 1965
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Box 20: 0200103408353
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous 1964, Campaign Materials 1964-1965, andCommittee Files 1965
Miscellaneous 1964
Sanders- This file contains information re: Carl E. Sanders, Governor of Georgia. [1964-1965]
Supreme Court on Individual Registration of Communists in the U. S.- This file contains information re: a controversial U. S. Supreme Court decision whichinvalidated laws requiring members of the Communist Party to register with the federalgovernment. [1965]
Jep Tanksley- This file contains newspaper clippings re: Judge Jeptha C. Tanksley, potentialcandidate for Governor in 1966. [1965]
Traffic and Highways- This file contains information re: Georgia highways and the State Highway Department.[1963-1965]
Young Democrats- This file contains information re: the Young Democrats in Georgia. [1966]
Campaign Materials 1964-1965
Press Releases (1)- This file contains copies of Geer's press releases. [1963-1965]
Press Releases (2)- This file contains copies of Geer's press releases. [1966]
Speeches (1)- This file contains transcripts of speeches given by Geer during his term as LieutenantGovernor. [1964-1966]
Speeches (2)- This file contains information, mostly news clippings, re: speeches given by Geerduring his term as Lieutenant Governor. [1964-1966]
Speaking Engagements (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1965-1966]
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Speaking Engagements (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1966]
1966 Laws- This file contains copies of several House Bills and one Senate Bill from the 1966Georgia Legislative Session.
1966 Legislative Summary- This file contains a copy of Geer's summary of legislation passed by the 1966 GeorgiaGeneral Assembly.
1966 Press Passes- This file contains correspondence and notes re: press passes given out for the 1966General Assembly.
Biographical Sketches- This file contains biographical sketches of Peter Zack Geer.
Committee Files 1965
Ad Valorem Property Tax Interim Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the interim committee createdto study problems caused by the exemption of certain properties from ad valoremtaxes. [1965]
Advisory Board for Leaf Tobacco Sales- This file contains correspondence re: the Advisory Board for Leaf Tobacco Sales.[1965]
Auto Theft Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Auto Theft StudyCommittee, which was investigating problems related to auto theft in Georgia andrecommending legislation to curb auto theft in Georgia. [1965]
Committee to Revise Rules of the Senate- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Special Senate Committeeto study and revise the Rules of the Senate. [1965]
Defense and Veterans Affairs Interim Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Defense and Veterans AffairsCommittee. [1965]
Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency in State Government (1)
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- This file contains correspondence re: the Committee on Economy, Reorganization andEfficiency in State Government. [1963-1965]
Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency in State Government (2)- This file contains information re: the Committee on Economy, Reorganization andEfficiency in State Government. [1963-1965]
Education Liaison Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: committee appointed to serveas liaison between the Senate Education Committee and the State Board of Education.[1965]
Educational Matters Interim Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interim Senate EducationalMatters Study Committee, which looked into the implementation of the MinimumFoundation Program of Education Act. [1965]
Election Laws Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Election Laws StudyCommittee, which looked into revising and recodifying the Georgia Election Code.[1963-1965]
Game and Fish Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Game and Fish StudyCommittee, which inquired into the operation of the Game and Fish Commission andinspected various sites run by the Commission. [1965]
Georgia Education and Improvement Council- This file contains an expense report for Senator Edward F. Kendrick, as a member ofthe Georgia Education and Improvement Council. [1965]
Geriatric Patient Placement Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Geriatric Patient PlacementStudy Committee, which looked at the plight of aged and indigent hospital patients, andthe provisions for more suitable housing and nursing for them. [1965]
Box 21: 0200103408346
Lieutenant Governor - Committee Files 1965 and Correspondence - Topic 1965
Committee Files 1965
Highway Maintenance Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Highway MaintenanceStudy Committee, which looked into the status of paved roads in Georgia, built by thestate but not maintained by the state. [1965]
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Industrial Development Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Industrial DevelopmentStudy Committee, which visited various industrial plants to observe plans andprograms for expansion and development in the area of industrial development. [1965]
Interim Committee to Study Establishment of Old Courthouse as Park- This file contains correspondence and information re: the interim committeeestablished to look into the feasibility of turning the old courthouse in White Countyinto a historical monument or state park. [1965]
Interim Committee to Study Nursing Program- This file contains correspondence and information re: the interim committeeestablished to study the day nursing program in Georgia. [1965]
Interim Legislative Committee to Study Requiring Depositories to Maintain SafetyDeposit Security- This file contains correspondence and information re: the interim committeeestablished to look into requiring depositories to maintain safety deposit security,which examined pending legislation re: deposit security. [1965]
Interim Scholarship Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interim Scholarship StudyCommittee, which looked into the state guaranteeing loans for college students. [1965]
Interim Senate Tobacco Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interim Senate TobaccoStudy Committee, which looked into solutions for problems with the Georgia tobaccoindustry. [1965]
Interstate Cooperation Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Interstate CooperationCommittee, which attended various interstate economic conferences. [1965]
"Jobs After 40" Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the "Jobs After 40" StudyCommittee, which looked into the "Jobs After 40" program sponsored by the FraternalOrder of Eagles. [1965]
Negro Cafeteria Disturbance- This file contains a press release from Gov. Ernest Vandiver re: studentdemonstrations (the "sit-ins" of the 1960s?). [1965]
Pages- This file contains payroll records for Senate pages during the 1964 General Assembly.
Personal
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- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1965]
Retirement Systems and Emeritus Positions Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Retirement Systems andEmeritus Positions Study Committee, which looked into consolidating or abolishingsome retirements systems and emeritus positions, and clarifying the laws concerningsuch systems and positions. [1965]
Senate Administrative Affairs- This file contains information re: the Senate Administrative Affairs Committee. [1965]
Senate Floor Leader - Webb- This file contains information re: Senator Julian Webb, Senate Floor Leader. [1965]
Senate Penal and Correctional Affairs Interim Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Penal andCorrectional Affairs Committee and its activities during the 1965 interim, when itinvestigated matters involving the Penal Reform System. [1965]
Senate Resolution No. 115: Repair/Remodel Senate Chamber- This file contains correspondence and information re: the repair and remodeling ofthe Senate Chamber. [1965]
Sex Crimes Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Sex Crimes StudyCommittee, which looked at the problems, laws and procedures dealing with sexcrimes and sex offenders. [1965]
Special Senate Veterans Affairs Committee - VA Domiciliary Hospital- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Special Senate VeteranAffairs Committee, which looked at the proposed closing of the VA Domiciliary Hospitalin Thomasville. [1865]
Subcommittee on Higher Education - Standing- This file contains information on the Subcommittee on Higher Education of theSenate Educational Matters Committee. [1965]
Taxation of Rural Lands Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Joint Taxation of RuralLands Study Committee, which looked at problems with the assessment of rural landsfor tax purposes. [1965]
Traffic Safety Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Traffic Safety Committee,which investigated the entire field of traffic safety. [1965]
Utilization of Farm Land - Milledgeville - Study Committee
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- This file contains correspondence and information re: a Senate committee studyingthe utilization of farm land at Milledgeville State Hospital. [1965]
Correspondence - Topic 1965
Agriculture Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department ofAgriculture. [1964]
Alcohol- This file contains correspondence re: legislation which would legalize the sale ofmixed drinks in wet counties. [1964]
Ashworth, Richard- This file contains correspondence from Richard A. Ashworth, one of Geer's aides.[1964]
Association of County Commissioners- This file contains correspondence with and about the Association of CountyCommissioners of Georgia. [1964]
Atlanta Times Newspaper- This file contains correspondence re: the newspaper Atlanta Times. [1964]
Banks and Banking- This file contains correspondence re: legislation which would require all private banksto become state-chartered banks. [1964]
Board of Corrections- This file contains correspondence re: an appeal to the State Board of Corrections forthe transfer of a prisoner, Frank DeCorleto. [1964]
Chamber of Commerce- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Chambers of Commerce. [1964]
Chaplains - 1964 Session- This file contains correspondence with pastors of Georgia churches re: serving asSenate Chaplain for a day. [1964]
Chaplains - 1964 Special Session- This file contains correspondence with pastors of Georgia churches re: serving asSenate Chaplain for a day. [1964]
City of Atlanta
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- This file contains letters to Judge Joe Brown of the Municipal Traffic Court of Atlantare: speeding tickets. [1964]
Civil Defense- This file contains correspondence and information re: women's role in civil defense.[1964]
Civil Rights Act of 1963- This file contains a copy of H. R. 7152: Civil Rights Act of 1963, from the U. S.Congress and correspondence re: the Civil Rights Act. [1964]
Committee Appointments- This file contains correspondence re: appointments to various Senate committees.[1964]
Committee on Economy, Reorganization and Efficiency in Government- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Committee onEconomy, Reorganization and Efficiency in State Government. [1964]
Comptroller General- This file contains two blank applications from the State Comptroller General, copiesof the Application for License to Operate Business Under Georgia Industrial LoansAct House Bill 151.
Congratulatory Letters- This file contains letters from others congratulating Geer on his achievements andletters to others from Geer congratulating them on their achievements. [1964]
Congressional Redistricting- This file contains correspondence and information re: congressional redistricting.[1964]
Constitution Revision Commission - 1964- This file contains correspondence with and about the Constitution RevisionCommission. [1964]
Contributors- This file contains letters thanking those who contributed to Geer's campaign. [1964]
Council of State Governments- This file contains correspondence with and about the Council of State Governments.[1964]
Democratic Executive Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee.[1964]
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Department of Defense- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia Department ofDefense. [1964]
Directories- This file contains directories giving the names and addresses of 1964 state legislatorsand Geer's media contacts.
Education- This file contains correspondence and information on education in Georgia [1964].
Educational Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: legislation related to education.[1964]
Executive Department- This file contains correspondence re: the Executive Department of Georgia StateGovernment. [1964]
Forestry Department- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia Forestry Commissionand the Georgia Forest Research Council. [1964]
Form Letters- This file contains form letters sent by Geer to all state senators re: the 1964 Sessionsof the General Assembly. [1964]
Geer, Peter Zack (Personal September, 1963-)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1963-1964]
Georgia Education Association- This file contains copies of a form letter sent out by Geer inviting recipients to theAmericana Motor Hotel on March 19, 1964, to discuss his views and goals on education.
Georgia Game and Fish Commission- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia State Game and FishCommission. [1964]
Georgia Historical Commission- This file contains a letter to Senator Julian Webb from Mrs. Mary Gregory Jewett,Executive Secretary of the Georgia Historical Commission. [2-10-64]
Georgia Motor Truckers Association- This file contains a letter from Geer to Sims Garrett, Jr. of the Georgia Motor TruckersAssociation. [3-10-64]
Georgia Municipal Association
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- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Municipal Association. [1964]
Georgia Textile Manufacturers- This file contains a letter to Geer from Frank L. Carter, Georgia Textile ManufacturersAssociation, and Geer's reply. [10/64]
Gracewood School and Hospital- This file contains correspondence with Gracewood State School and Hospital re:students and potential students there. [1962-1964]
Gridiron Society- This file contains correspondence re: membership in the Gridiron Secret Society atUniversity of Georgia. [1963-1965]
Box 22: 0200103408338
Lieutenant Governor - Correspondence - Topic 1965 and Correspondence 1965
Correspondence - Topic 1965
Health Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of PublicHealth. [1964]
Highway Department- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's state Highway Department. [1964]
Inaugural Invitations- This file contains a letter to Billy Hunter, American Legion Alpharetta Post 201, re:Geer's inability to attend the Twelfth Annual Old Soldier's Day. [7-23-64]
Income Tax Returns- This file contains information re: Geer's income tax return from 1959 to 1962.
Industry and Trade- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia Department of Industry and Tradeand the Senate Industry and Labor Committee. [1964]
Insurance- This file contains blank copies of insurance claim forms from Travelers InsuranceCompany and correspondence re: insurance claims filed by Geer. [1964]
Invitations 11/1/64- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at
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or attend. [1964]
Jaycees- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Jaycees. [1964]
Judiciary- This file contains correspondence re: issues in the Georgia courts system. [1964]
Labor Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Labor.[1964]
League of Women Voters- This file contains correspondence with the League of Women Voters of Georgia.[1964]
Legislative Forum- This file contains correspondence and information re: the 1964 Pre-Legislative Forumgiven by the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce.
Legislative Services- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Legislative ServicesCommittee. [1964]
License (Revocation, etc.)- This file contains correspondence re: problems with driver's licenses, such asrevocations. [1964]
Lieutenant Governors National Council- This file contains correspondence with and about the National Conference ofLieutenant Governors. [1964]
Lists (Mailing, Key People, Press, etc.)- This file contains miscellaneous lists, mostly of names and addresses. [1964]
Press Releases- This file contains copies of Geer's press releases and miscellaneous related items.[1961-1965]
To Do- This file contains items such as correspondence to be answered. [1964]
Correspondence 1965
Adjutant General
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- This file contains Geer's correspondence with the Adjutant General of the GeorgiaNational Guard. [1965]
Agriculture Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department ofAgriculture. [1965]
Aides - 1965 Session- This file contains correspondence and information re: people who worked as Geer'saide during the 1965 Session of the Senate. [1964-1965]
Airline Schedules- This file contains schedules of flights in and out of Atlanta during the summer of1965.
Allen-Porter Auto Accident- This file contains information re: an automobile collision involving John Knox Porterand Johnnie Lee Allen on April 15, 1965.
Appalachia Program- This file contains a memorandum from Gov. Carl E. Sanders to all administrativedepartments, boards and commissions and all state agencies re: the AppalachiaProgram. [2-12-65]
Association of County Commissioners- This file contains a letter from the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.[4-21-65]
Banks and Banking- This file contains letters to and from M. E. Belger re: getting a state charter for theExchange Bank in Douglas. [1965]
Board of Corrections- This file contains correspondence with the State Board of Corrections. [1965]
Boone, Edna R.- This file contains correspondence addressed to Edna R. Boone, Geer's secretary.[1965]
Campaign Material- This file contains information re: the 1962 state election for Lieutenant Governor.
Chamber of Commerce- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce.[1965]
Chaplains - 1965 Session
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- This file contains correspondence with pastors of Georgia churches re: serving asSenate Chaplain for a day. [1964-1965]
Slick Coleman- This file contains a letter from J. Grady Coleman, with information re: application forteacher certification for Wilbur Franklin Fisher. [1965]
Committee Appointments- This file contains correspondence re: assignments to Senate Committees for the 1965Senate Session.
Comptroller General- This file contains correspondence with and about the Comptroller General's office.[1965]
Congratulatory Messages - This file contains letters from others congratulating Geeron his achievements and letters to others from Geer congratulating them on theirachievements. [1965]
Congressional Redistricting- This file contains an information sheet showing Georgia's congressional districts andlisting the representative from each for the 89th Congress.
Conservative Government- This file contains letters to and from O. E. Bright, a Savannah attorney, re: conservativegovernment. [5/65]
Council of State Governments- This file contains correspondence with and about the Council of State Governments.[1965]
Education- This file contains correspondence re: education issues in Georgia. [1965]
Educational Study Committee- This file contains correspondence re: the Senate Interim Committee on EducationalMatters. [1965]
Employment- This file contains correspondence re: state employment. [1965]
Executive Department- This file contains correspondence from and about the Executive Department of theGeorgia State Government. [1965]
Fluoridation- This file contains correspondence re: the fluoridation of water in Fulton County. [1965]
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Forestry Department- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia Forestry Commissionand the Georgia Forest Research Council. [1965]
Form Letters- This file contains form letters sent out by Geer and his staff on various occasions.[1965]
Georgia Association of Broadcasters- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.[1965]
Georgia Forestry Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Forestry Association. [1965]
Georgia Game and Fish Commission- This file contains correspondence from and about the Georgia State Game and FishCommission. [1965]
Georgia Heart Association- This file contains correspondence with Pete Wheeler, State Chairman, re: the 1965Heart Fund Drive. [1965]
Georgia Motor Truckers Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Motor Truckers Association. [1965]
Georgia Municipal Association- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Municipal Association. [1965]
Georgia Ports Authority- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia Ports Authority. [1965]
Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association- This file contains correspondence from the Georgia Textile ManufacturersAssociation. [1965]
Governor's Mansion- This file contains correspondence re: the possibility of building a new Governor'smansion. [1965]
Gracewood School- This file contains correspondence with Gracewood State School re: students andpotential students there. [1965]
Gridiron Secret Society- This file contains correspondence re: membership in the Gridiron Secret Society at
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University of Georgia. [1965-1966]
Health Department- This file contains correspondence from Georgia's state Department of Public Health.[1965]
Highway Department- This file contains correspondence with Georgia's state Highway Department. [1965]
House and Senate Bills (Misc.)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence re: bills before the 1965 GeneralAssembly. [1965]
Industry and Trade- This file contains correspondence re: the Georgia Department of Industry and Tradeand the Senate Industry and Labor Committee. [1965]
Insurance- This file contains blank copies of insurance claim forms from Travelers InsuranceCompany and correspondence re: insurance claims filed by Geer. [1965]
Interstate Commerce Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the Interstate Commerce Commission. [1965]
Invitations (1)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak ator attend. [1965]
Invitations (2)- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak ator attend. [1965]
Joint Session- This file contains letters from Senators Herman Talmadge and Richard Russell re:Joint Session of Georgia General Assembly to be held on February 8, 1965. [12/64]
Labor Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Labor.[1965]
League of Women Voters- This file contains a letter to the editor of the Atlanta Constitution from Mrs. Neil Moran,League of Women Voters of Georgia, re: proposal to change method by which states'Congressional representatives are chosen . [1-14-65]
License (Revocation, etc.)- This file contains correspondence re: problems with driver's licenses, such as
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revocations. [1965]
Lists (Key Mailing, Misc., etc.)- This file contains miscellaneous lists, mostly of names and addresses. [1965]
MacArthur Speech- This file contains a magazine article which was a transcript of the last speech givenby General Douglas MacArthur, when he received the Thayer Award at West Point onMay 12, 1962.
Rosmos, Rosemary v. James M.- This file contains documents re: Case No. B-13495, Fulton Superior Court: Mrs.Rosemary G. Rosmos vs. James N. Rosmos , a suit for divorce. Geer represented theplaintiff. [1965]
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Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Files 1965
Mailing Lists- This file contains a letter from Mrs. Grayson M. Dunford, UGA Institute of Law andGovernment, asking for the institution to be placed on Geer's mailing list. [5-17-65]
Marriage Mills- This file contains correspondence re: legislation on "marriage mills" in Georgia. [1965]
Mental Health- This file contains correspondence re: mental health issues. [1965]
Mercer University- This file contains a letter re: donation to the Mercer Law School Building Fund.[1-11-65]
Milledgeville State Hospital- This file contains correspondence re: Milledgeville State Hospital. [1965]
Mines, Mining and Geology- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Department of Mines, Miningand Geology. [1965]
Miscellaneous January 1, 1965- (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor'soffice. [1965]
Miscellaneous January 1, 1965- (2)
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- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor'soffice. [1965]
Miscellaneous January 1, 1965- (3)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence from the Lieutenant Governor'soffice. [1965]
Office Equipment- This file contains information re: office equipment for Geer's office. [1965]
Pages- This file contains payroll records for Senate pages during the 1965 GeneralAssembly.
Pardon and Parole Board- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's dealings with the State Board ofPardons and Paroles. [1965]
Parks Services - State- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Georgia Department ofState Parks. [1965]
Passes - Pass Acknowledgments- This file contains correspondence with various people re: passes to the SenateGallery which Geer had sent them. [1965]
Peace Officers Association- This file contains correspondence with the Peace Officers Association. [1965]
Personnel- This file contains correspondence with people who were asking Geer for helpfinding employment. [1965]
Politics on Parade- These are all editions of a newspaper column, "Politics on Parade," written by SidWilliams. There are no dates on the columns, and no indication of which papers thecolumn appeared in, if any.
Pre-Legislative Forums- This file contains correspondence re: pre-legislative forums held by Chambers ofCommerce throughout Georgia. [1965]
Press- This file contains correspondence with members of the press and press releases.[1965]
Press Party
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- This file contains correspondence re: the press party given at the end of thelegislative session. [1965]
Press Passes- This file contains correspondence and notes re: press passes given out for the 1965General Assembly.
Probation Board- This file contains correspondence with and about the State Board of Probation.[1965]
Public Safety: Automobile Safety Inspection Law- This file contains correspondence and information re: a bill in the 1965 GeneralAssembly which dealt with Automobile safety inspections.
Public Safety, Department of- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of PublicSafety. [1965]
Public Service Commission- This folder contains correspondence with the Georgia Public Service Commission.[1965]
Purchasing Department- This folder contains correspondence re: the state Purchasing Department. [1965]
Rapid Transit Authority Act (Sen. Johnson's Draft - No. 6)- This file contains a letter alleging "gross fraud" in Senate Bill 102, re: rapid transit, anda copy of a bill labeled Johnson Draft No. 6 - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid TransitAuthority Act. [1965]
Recommendations 1965- This file contains correspondence re: recommendations Geer made for peopleinterested in jobs or appointments. [1965]
Requests for Info, Pictures, etc.- This file contains correspondence with people (mainly students) requestinginformation about and/or pictures of Geer. [1964-1966]
Resolutions- This file contains correspondence and information re: resolutions passed by variousgroups and organizations to inform the General Assembly of its feelings on certainissues and resolutions up before the Georgia Senate. [1965]
Retarded Children (Ga. Assn.)- This file contains a letter from the Georgia Association for Retarded Children, Inc.[8-16-65]
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Revenue Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department ofRevenue. [1965]
Rural Letter Carriers- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers Association.[1965]
Sales Tax Rebate- This file contains correspondence re: the Sales Tax Rebate bill. [1965]
Secretary of State- This file contains correspondence with the office of the Secretary of State. [1965]
Selective Service System- This file contains correspondence re: the Selective Service System. [1965]
Senate - Oaths- This file contains one signed copy and a blank, unsigned copy of the Oath Requiredof the Members of the General Assembly for the Georgia State Senate.
Senate - President's Matters (Rostrum, Order of Business, etc.)- This file contains a copy of an agenda showing how a Senate Session should be run.
Speaking Engagements- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1964-1965]
State Bar of Georgia- This file contains correspondence with the State Bar of Georgia. [1965]
State Budget Bureau- This file contains correspondence from the State Budget Bureau. [1965]
State Literature Commission- This file contains correspondence re: the State Literature Commission. [1965]
Sympathy Notes- This file contains sympathy notes sent by Geer to various friends and acquaintances.[1965]
Telegrams- This file contains telegrams sent and received by Geer. [1965]
Thank You Notes (1)- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from other
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people. [1965]
Thank You Notes (2)- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1965]
Thank You Notes (3)- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1965]
Thank You Notes (4)- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1965]
Traffic Court- This file contains correspondence with local officials re: speeding tickets and othertraffic law violations. [1965]
University System- This file contains a letter to Dr. O. C. Aderhold, President of the University of Georgia.[4-23-65]
Veterans Services- This file contains correspondence re: Georgia Department of Veterans Service. [1965]
Vocational Education- This file contains correspondence re: vocational agriculture education in Georgia.[1965]
Welfare Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Familyand Children's Services. [1965]
Workmen's Compensation- This file contains correspondence with the Georgia State Board of Workmen'sCompensation. [1965]
Zip Code Directory- This file contains a zip code directory for Atlanta, put out by the U. S. Postal Service.
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Agriculture and Forestry- This file contains information re: issues in agriculture and forestry. [1965]
Constitutional Government and Home Rule (1)- This file contains information re: issues involving constitutional government andhome rule. [1965]
Constitutional Government and Home Rule (2)- This file contains information re: issues involving constitutional government andhome rule. [1965]
Counties- This file contains information re: Georgia counties and county government.[1965-1966]
Equal Pay for Women- This file contains information re: House Bill 657, which guaranteed equal pay for menand women at the same job. [1965]
Fish and Game- This file contains information from and about the Georgia Fish and GameCommission. [1965]
Health, Medicine, Hospitals (1)- This file contains information re: issues dealing with health, medicine and hospitals.[1965]
Health, Medicine, Hospitals (2)- This file contains information re: issues dealing with health, medicine and hospitals.[1965]
Industrial Development (1)- This file contains information re: issues in industrial development. [1965-1966]
Industrial Development (2)- This file contains information re: issues in industrial development. [1965-1966]
Industrial Development (3)- This file contains information re: issues in industrial development. [1965-1966]
Milledgeville- This file contains correspondence and information re: problems and issuesconcerning Milledgeville State Hospital. [1965-1966]
Mining and Geology - Parks- This file contains information re: the Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and
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Geology and the Georgia Department of State Parks. [1965-1966]
Poverty Program- This file contains information re: the poverty programs developed under LBJ's "GreatSociety." [1965-1966]
Radio- This file contains correspondence and information re: radio talk given by Geer eachweek to report on legislative activity. [1965-1966]
Taxes- This file contains correspondence and information re: taxes in Georgia. [1965-1966]
Tourism- This file contains information re: tourism in Georgia. [1965-1966]
Veterans- This file contains correspondence and information from and about the GeorgiaDepartment of Veterans Service. [1965-1966]
Vietnam- This file contains information re: the controversy over U. S. involvement in theVietnam War. [1965-1966]
Box 25: 0200103408593
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous 1962-1966
Personal - P. Z. G. (1)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1959-1960]
Personal - P. Z. G. (2)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1961-1963]
Personal - P. Z. G. (3)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1964-1965]
Personal - P. Z. G. (4)- This file contains Geer's personal correspondence. [1965]
Mrs. Mary E. Dabney- This file contains financial information for Mrs. Mary E. Dabney, who was a secretaryat Herman Talmadge's Atlanta office (according to her 1958 income tax return).[1958-1962]
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Finances - 1962 Campaign- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: campaign expenses forGeer's 1962 race for Lieutenant Governor.
Finances - 1962- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: Geer's 1962 finances.
Finances - 1963- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: Geer's 1963 finances.
Finances - 1964- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: Geer's 1964 finances.
Paid Bills 1964 (1)- This file contains bills, receipts and bank statements re: Geer's 1964 finances.
Paid Bills 1964 (2)- This file contains bills, receipts and bank statements re: Geer's 1964 finances.
Finances - 1965- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: Geer's 1965 finances.
Finances - 1966- This file contains bills, receipts and other information re: 1966 finances. (Note: Thisinformation deals more with Senate financing than with Geer's personal and/or officefinances, as the others do.)
Box 26: 0200103408585
Lieutenant Governor - Correspondence Files 1962-1966
Toombs v. Fortson - Briefs- This file contains pleadings from a lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the NorthernDistrict of Georgia, Atlanta Division - Civil Action Number 7883, Henry J. Toombs, Mrs.George Taylor Douglas, Gordon G. Johnson and John L. Glenn vs. Ben W. Fortson,as Secretary of State of Georgia, et. al.
Southern Land, Timber and Pulp Corporation- This file contains over 100 photographs, from the Ground breaking Ceremony for theSouthern Land, Timber and Pulp Corporation. [10-20-60]
Thank Yous - 1962 Campaign Contributions- This file contains thank you letters written to those who contributed to Geer'scampaign fund for his 1962 run for Lieutenant Governor.
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Appropriations Committee (Interim)- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate InterimAppropriations Committee. [1965]
Committee to Study Southern College of Pharmacy- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Southern College ofPharmacy Study Committee. [1964-1965]
Democratic National Convention 1960- This file contains correspondence and information re: Georgia's participation in the1960 Democratic National Convention.
Democratic National Convention - Delegate Requests- This file contains correspondence and information re: selection of Georgia'sdelegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
Election Laws Study Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Election LawsStudy Committee. [1964-1965]
Jimmy Gray - Television- This file contains correspondence and information re: Federal CommunicationsCommission involvement with Georgia television stations. [1958-1960]
House Resolution 57- This file contains a copy of House Resolution 57-97, ratifying an amendment to theU. S. Constitution.
Industrial Safety Committee - Joint- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Joint House-SenateIndustrial Safety Study Committee. [1964]
Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Motor VehicleInspection Law Study Committee. [1965]
Payroll Vouchers - January 1965- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of January, 1965.
Payroll Vouchers - February 1965- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees forthe month of February, 1965.
Payroll Vouchers - July 1965- This file contains payroll vouchers issued by Geer re: various Senate employees for
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the month of July, 1965.
Penal and Correctional Affairs Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Penal andCorrectional Affairs Committee. [1963-1964]
Rapid Transit Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Senate Rapid Transit StudyCommittee. [1962-1964]
Rules and Regulations - Democratic Executive Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the rules and regulationsgoverning the state Democratic Executive Committee. [1960]
State Democratic Executive Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the State DemocraticExecutive Committee. [1958-1959]
Study Committees - Miscellaneous- This file contains information and reports from various legislative Study Committees.[1965-1966]
Box 27: 0200103408577
Lieutenant Governor - Correspondence 1965-1966 and Campaign Files 1966
Correspondence 1965-1966
Adjutant General- This file contains correspondence with and about the Adjutant General of theGeorgia Army National Guard and the Military Division of the Georgia Department ofDefense. [1966]
Agriculture Department- This file contains a letter to Mr. John M. Kellum, Jr., Johns Hopkins University, fromPhil Campbell, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Agriculture. [4-13-65]
Aides - 1966 Session- This file contains correspondence and information re: people who worked as Geer'saide during the 1966 Session of the Senate. [1966]
Banks and Banking- This file contains a letter to Al Hatcher, Geer's assistant, from D. Douglas Barnard, Jr.,Executive Secretary, re: banking and billing. [6-17-66]
Board of Corrections
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- This file contains a letter to Geer from George Jordan and Geer's reply re: theDepartment of Corrections record of Gurvis Caves. [4/66]
Boone, Edna R.- This file contains some personal correspondence to Edna Boone, Geer's secretary.[1965]
Campaign- This file contains a political ad and an article re: Sen. Roscoe Dean's problems withJim Gillis and the Highway Department.
Capital Punishment- This file contains correspondence and information re: the debate over capitalpunishment. [1966]
Chaplains - 1966- This file contains correspondence with pastors of Georgia churches re: serving asSenate Chaplain for a day. [1965-1966]
Committee Appointments- This file contains two letters from Sen. James P. Wesberry, Jr., re: committeeassignments. [4-4-66]
Congratulatory Messages- This file contains letters written by Geer congratulating people on variousachievements. [1966]
Council of State Governments- This file contains correspondence from and information about the Council of StateGovernments. [1966]
Democratic Committeemen- This file contains information re: local Democratic Committeemen in Georgia. [1966]
Democratic Executive Committee- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Georgia State DemocraticExecutive Committee. [1965-1966]
Doorkeepers- This file contains correspondence with people wishing to serve as Senatedoorkeepers during the 1965 and 1966 terms of the Senate. [1965]
Education- This file contains correspondence and information re: education in Georgia.[1965-1966]
Employment
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- This file contains correspondence and information re: state employment. [1965-1966]
Campaign Files 1966
Ads- This file contains correspondence and information re: advertising for Geer'scampaign. [1966]
Speaking Engagements- This file contains correspondence and information re: Geer's speaking engagements.[1966]
Letters to Answer- This file contains correspondence re: Geer's re-election campaign. [1965-1966]
Al Hatcher, Jr. - Billboards- This file contains bills and correspondence (mostly to Hatcher) re: billboards andother advertising for Geer's campaign. [1966]
Press Releases - 1966- This file contains press releases issued by Geer in 1966.
PZG - Support - Campaign- This file contains correspondence with Geer supporters re: the 1966 campaign.[1965-1966]
Letter to House Candidates- This file contains a letter from Geer to all candidates for the state House, re: electionof the Speaker of the House. [6-29-66]
PZG - Contributions- This file contains correspondence and information re: contributions to Geer'scampaign. [1966]
PZG - Biographical Sketches- This file contains biographical sketches of Geer, for use in his campaign. [1966]
PZG - Campaign (Receipts for Bills)- This file contains receipts from the Southern States Printing Company. [1966]
Advertising Specialties- This file contains correspondence from various firms re: types of advertising. [1966]
Miscellaneous- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence and information re: Geer's
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campaign. [1966]
Douglasville Fish Fry List- This file contains miscellaneous lists of people, apparently people involved with afish fry in Douglasville.
Precinct Lists (1)- This file contains various lists of people arranged by voting precinct. [1966]
Precinct Lists (2)- This file contains various lists of people arranged by voting precinct. [1966]
Box 28: 0200103408569
Lieutenant Governor - Campaign Files 1966 and Miscellaneous Correspondence1966
Campaign Files 1966
Billboard Advertising Contracts - Completed- This file contains correspondence and information re: contracts for the Geercampaign to use billboards. [1966]
Press Releases - Original Drafts- This file contains drafts of press releases from the Geer campaign. [1966]
Buford Fish Fry- This file contains miscellaneous lists of people, apparently invited to a fish fry inBuford.
Original Drafts of Weekly Specials- This file contains drafts of statements from the Geer campaign re: campaign issues.[8/66]
Ad- This file contains statements signed by Geer supporters allowing Geer to use theirnames in campaign ads.
Radio Tapes- This file contains correspondence and information re: tapes of campaign ads sent toradio stations for broadcast.
Mats & Slicks- This file contains correspondence and information re: mats of Geer campaign adssent to newspapers for publication.
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Representative Districts- This file contains a map of Georgia's state representative districts and miscellaneouslists.
Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence re: the 1966 campaign.
Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence re: the 1966 campaign.
Miscellaneous (3)- This file contains miscellaneous information re: the 1966 campaign.
Miscellaneous Correspondence 1966
Thank You Notes- This file contains thank you notes written by Geer and received by Geer from otherpeople. [1966]
Thermo-Fax - 3M machine- This file contains information on the leasing of a 3M Thermo-Fax Copier by Geer'soffice. [1966]
Traffic Court- This file contains correspondence with local officials re: speeding tickets andinformation on traffic accidents statistics from the Department of Public Safety. [1966]
Veterans Service- This file contains correspondence and information from and about the GeorgiaDepartment of Veterans Service. [1966]
Lena Wood- This file contains correspondence with Lena Wood, a property owner in CobbCounty, who was trying to get a new survey of the property she owned. [1966]
Workmen's Comp- This file contains a letter from Mrs. Harold H. Rozier re: workmen's compensation[5-24-66] and information re: 1966 Workmen's Compensation Act.
Welfare Department- This file contains correspondence re: welfare. [1966]
Senate Resolutions- This file contains correspondence about and copies of various Senate Resolutions.[1966]
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State Budget Bureau- This file contains correspondence and information from the State Budget Bureau.[1966]
Secretary of State- This file contains a letter to the Office of the Secretary of State re: personnelauthorized to use parking places. [8-4-66]
Sympathy Notes- This file contains notes written by Geer to various people expressing sympathy onthe loss of a loved one. [1966]
Telegrams- This file contains telegram sent by Geer on various occasions. [1966]
Selective Service System- This file contains correspondence re: selective service in the armed forces. [1966]
Senate Bills - Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: bills before the GeorgiaSenate. [1966]
Senate Bills - Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: bills before the GeorgiaSenate. [1966]
Box 29: 0200103408544
Lieutenant Governor - Miscellaneous Correspondence 1966
Reapportionment - House- This file contains correspondence and information re: reapportionment of Housedistricts. [1965]
Resolutions- This file contains correspondence and information re: resolutions passed by variousgroups and organizations to inform the General Assembly of its feelings on certain issues.[1966]
Retirement- This file contains correspondence and information re: retirement. [1966]
Recommendations - 1966- This file contains correspondence re: recommendations Geer made for peopleinterested in jobs or appointments. [1966]
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Revenue Department- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of Revenue.[1966]
Speeches- This file contains a copy of "Wake Up, America!," a speech given by Howard W. Kacy.
Passes- This file contains correspondence with various people re: passes to the Senate Gallerywhich Geer had sent them. [1966]
Peace Officers Association- This file contains correspondence with the Peace Officers Association. [1966]
Politics on Parade- These are all editions of a newspaper column, "Politics on Parade," written by SidWilliams. There are no dates on the columns, and no indication of which papers thecolumn appeared in, if any.
Press Party- This file contains correspondence and information re: the press party given at the end ofthe legislative session. [1966]
Public Service Commission- This folder contains a letter from Georgia Public Service Commissioner Walter R.McDonald. [2-11-66]
Purchasing Department- This folder contains correspondence re: the state Purchasing Department. [1966]
Pardon & Parole Board- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Board of Pardons andParoles. [1966]
Public Safety- This file contains correspondence with and about the Georgia Department of PublicSafety. [1966]
Personnel- This file contains correspondence re: Senate personnel. [1966]
Probation Board- This file contains a letter from the State Board of Probation. [1-25-66]
Pages - 1966- This file contains payroll records for Senate pages during the 1966 General Assembly.
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Office Equipment- This file contains information re: equipment in Geer's office. [1966]
Press- This file contains correspondence with members of the press and press releases. [1966]
Requests for Pictures, Information, etc.- This file contains correspondence with people (mainly students) requesting informationabout and/or pictures of Geer. [1966]
Legislative Counsel- This file contains correspondence with the Office of Legislative Counsel. [1965-1966]
Lieutenant Governor's National Council- This file contains correspondence and information from the National Conference ofLieutenant Governors. [1966]
Longino & Porter - Campaign- This file contains bills and information from Longino & Porter, printers used by Geerduring the 1966 campaign.
Law, Department of- This file contains correspondence and information from the Georgia Department of Law.[1966]
Miscellaneous January - May, 1966 (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence and information from Geer's office.[1966]
Miscellaneous January - May, 1966 (2)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence and information from Geer's office.[1966]
Miscellaneous June - December, 1966- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence and information from Geer's office.[1966]
Mercer University- This file contains the 1966 Senior Class Brochure from Walter F. George School of Law,Mercer University.
Mental Health- This file contains correspondence and information re: mental health issues. [1966]
Mailing Lists- This file contains various mailing lists.
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Licenses, Revocations, etc.- This file contains correspondence re: problems with driver's licenses, such asrevocations. [1966]
Milledgeville State Hospital- This file contains correspondence re: Milledgeville State Hospital. [1966]
Georgia Forestry Association- This file contains a letter to Georgia state legislators from Holt Walton, Georgia ForestryAssociation, Inc. [1-24-66]
Georgia Game & Fish Commission- This file contains issues of Georgia Outdoors, a newsletter published by the GeorgiaGame & Fish Commission. [1965-1966]
Georgia Association of Broadcasters- This file contains correspondence and information from the Georgia Association ofBroadcasters. [1966]
Georgia Municipal Association- This file contains correspondence and information from the Georgia MunicipalAssociation. [1966]
Gracewood School- This file contains correspondence and information re: Gracewood State School andHospital. [1966]
House Bills (Miscellaneous)- This file contains correspondence and information re: bills before the Georgia House ofRepresentatives. [1966]
Highway Department- This file contains correspondence and information re: the State Highway Department.[1966]
Invitations- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1966]
Institute for Georgia Legislators- This file contains information re: the Institute for Georgia Legislators, sponsored by UGA.[1965]
Invitations - Declines- This file contains information re: events which Geer received an invitation to speak at orattend. [1966]
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Insurance- This file contains correspondence and information re: insurance issues. [1966]
Lists (Key Mailing, etc.)- This file contains miscellaneous lists, mostly of names and addresses. [1966]
Gridiron Society- This file contains correspondence re: membership in the Gridiron Secret Society atUniversity of Georgia. [1966]
Box 30: 0200103408551
Lieutenant Governor - Political Files 1966 and Miscellaneous 1966
Political Files 1966
Conservatism- This file contains articles and information on the definition of conservatism and itsimportance in government. [1964-1966]
Notes for Releases- This file contains copies of Geer's news releases and miscellaneous notes. [1966]
Speeches- This file contains copies of speeches given by Geer as Lieutenant Governor. [1963-1965]
Employment & Income, Economy- This file contains articles and information re: employment, income and the economy.[1965-1966]
Miscellaneous (1)- This file contains miscellaneous correspondence and information re: Geer's 1966re-election campaign.
PZG- This file contains articles, news releases, speeches and other items concerning Geer andhis campaign. [1965-1966]
Voting- This file contains articles, newsletters and other items encouraging people to vote. [1966]
Poetry- This file contains miscellaneous poetry clippings.
George T. Smith
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- This file contains articles, news releases, speeches and other items concerning George T.Smith, Geer's 1966 opponent.
Miscellaneous (2)- This file contains miscellaneous information re: Geer's 1966 re-election campaign.
Miscellaneous (3)- This file contains miscellaneous information re: Geer's 1966 re-election campaign andGeorge T. Smith, his opponent.
Eisenhower & MacArthur- This file contains reprints of articles written by Dwight Eisenhower and DouglasMacArthur.
Polls - 1966- This file contains information re: political polls done during the 1966 campaign.
Introductions of Peter Zack Geer- This file contains sample introductions of Geer.
Speech Forms- This file contains blank forms used by Geer's office to keep track of his speakingengagements.
Miscellaneous (4)- This file contains miscellaneous items dealing with Geer's 1966 re-election campaign.
Miscellaneous 1966
Campaign 1966- This file contains materials relating to Geer's 1966 re-election campaign.
Resolution- This file contains an official copy of a Senate Resolution commending Geer and Sen.James P. Wesberry, Jr. for being named as two of Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce's"Five Outstanding Young Men" of the year 1963.
Beardon & Associates, Inc.- This file contains bills and statements re: Geer's campaign advertising. [1966]
WYZE Radio- This file contains information re: WYZE, an Atlanta radio station, and radio advertising forGeer's campaign. [1966]
Election Results
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- This file contains two booklets telling the results of the September 12, 1966 DemocraticPrimary race for Lieutenant Governor and the September 26, 1966 Run-Off DemocraticPrimary.
House Addresses- This file contains a list of members of the Georgia House of Representatives for the1967-1968 term of the General Assembly. The list is organized by district.
Georgia State Reporter- This file contains three complete issues of the newspaper Georgia State Reporter. [1966]
General Assembly (1)- This file contains information, mostly copies of bills, re: the 1966 Georgia GeneralAssembly.
General Assembly (2)- This file contains information, mostly copies of bills, re: the 1966 Georgia GeneralAssembly.
Note: The next eight folders were bound together with a rubber band. They all containnewspaper clippings and news articles re: Geer and his activities for the month listed.
May 1964
June 1964
July 1964
August 1964
September 1964
October 1964
November 1964
December 1964
Photographs and Negatives- This file contains miscellaneous photographs and negatives of Geer's activities.
Horses- This file contains two magazines re: horses and riding.
Box 31: 0200105800037
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Issues, People and Events - Segregation and Civil Rights, Julian Bond, Jeannette Rankin,Herman Talmadge, States' Rights, Civil War Centennial
Segregation and Civil Rights
Afro Affairs (1)- This file contains correspondence and information re: activities of the NAACP and issuesconcerning civil rights.
Afro Affairs (2)- This file contains newspaper clippings and articles re: activities of the NAACP and issuesconcerning civil rights.
Travis Stewart (ACCA)- This file contains a letter signed "Travis" and a copy of a letter to "Friend" from the AtlantaCommittee for Cooperative Action. There is mention of a brochure included but it wasn'tin the folder. [2/60]
Athens Incident- This file contains correspondence re: remarks made by Geer concerning the riots whenblacks were admitted to the University of Georgia. [1961]
Brown vs. Board of Education- This file contains materials reacting to the Brown vs. Board of Education decision issuedby the U. S. Supreme Court, which ordered integration of public schools.
Calvin & The Klan- This file contains articles dealing with the Ku Klux Klan and Calvin Craig, Georgia granddragon of the KKK. [1962-1966]
Civil Rights Bill- This file contains a copy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Segregation - Judge Hooper's Ruling- This file contains a copy of the order by Judge Hooper on an integration plan filed by theAtlanta Board of Education. [1959]
Bills - Elections- This file contains a memorandum from the Georgia Department of Law entitledSegregation Decisions and Their Effect on Georgia Laws, and copies of various bills andresolutions related to segregation/integration issues.
Letter - Segregation (Judge Dean)- This file contains a letter to Governor Ernest Vandiver from Judge George Colquitt Dean,Sr., Recorder's Court, College Park, re: Dean's opposition to desegregation. [1-22-60]
Martin Luther King - Passive Resistance
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- This file contains information re: activism by groups for and against desegregation.
Integration/Segregation (1)- This file contains information re: integration and segregation.
Integration/Segregation (2)- This file contains correspondence and information re: integration and segregation.[1957-1966]
Negro Education- This file contains information re: Negro education. [1950-1952]
Newspaper Clippings, Photographed- This file contains copies of newspaper clippings re: the 1906 Atlanta riots.
News Releases- This file contains two news releases issued by Gov. Ernest Vandiver. [1959]
Virginia School Plan- This file contains information re: the Virginia Freedom of Choice School Plan, whichgranted scholarships to students attending private schools. [1959-1961]
School Cases - Parties- This file contains information re: parties involved in court cases re: school integration.[1959]
Segregation File- This file contains correspondence and information re: segregation.
Julian Bond
Julian Bond Case- This file contains correspondence and information re: Julian Bond, a black man electedto the Georgia House of Representatives. The House refused to seat him because of hisanti-Vietnam, pro-civil rights views. [1966]
Julian Bond Pleadings (1)- This file contains pleadings in the suit filed by Julian Bond to be recognized as amember of the House of Representatives. The case was filed in the United States DistrictCourt for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division), Case No. 9895. The full title ofthe case was JULIAN BOND, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.., and MRS. AREL KEYES, forthemselves, jointly and severally, and for all others similarly situated, vs. JAMES "SLOPPY"FLOYD, WILLIAM J. "BILL" LEE, ED T. FULFORD, J. TERRELL WEBB, W. JONES LANE, andDAVID L. NEWTON, individually and as members of the House of Representatives of theState of Georgia and as Representatives of the class of citizens who are presently serving asmembers of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia; GEORGE T. SMITH,
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individually and as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia and asChairman of the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgiaand as Chairman of the Challenge Committee appointed to consider the seating of JulianBond; GLENN W. ELLARD, individually and as Clerk of the House of Representatives of theState of Georgia; MADDOX J. HALE, individually and as Speaker Pro-Tem of the House ofRepresentatives of the State of Georgia; ELMORE C. THRASH, individually and as Messengerof the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia; DAVID PEEPLES, individually and asDoorkeeper of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia; and BEN W. FORTSON,individually and as Secretary of State of the State of Georgia; and JACK TYSON, individuallyand as Sheriff of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia. [1966]
Julian Bond Pleadings (2)- This file contains pleadings in the suit filed by Julian Bond to be recognized as amember of the House of Representatives. [1966]
Julian Bond Exhibits- This file contains exhibits from the suit filed by Julian Bond to be recognized as amember of the House of Representatives. [1966]
Jeannette Rankin
Jeannette Rankin- This file contains correspondence with Jeannette Rankin, an activist against capitalpunishment. [1965]
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge- This file contains correspondence with and information about Herman Talmadge.[1956-1966]
States' Rights
States' Rights Council- This file contains correspondence and information from the States' Rights Council ofGeorgia, Inc. [1956]
Civil War Centennial
Civil War Centennial- This file contains correspondence and information re: the Civil War Centennial.[1959-1964]
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Box 32: 0200103506818
Bound Volumes and Non-Paper Items
Framed Photographs and Certificates
1) Matted photograph of Geer, inscribed "Warmest regards, Peter Zack Geer"
2) Plaque naming Geer as one of "Five Outstanding Young Men" in 1963 contestsponsored by Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce and Citizens& Southern NationalBank.
3) Certificate of Geer's membership in the Georgia Sheriffs Boys' Ranch Founders Club
4) Certificate of Appreciation from Savannah Lions Club [6-15-61]
5) Certificate of honorary membership in Sigma Delta Kappa Law Fraternity, Alpha ChiChapter [5-11-63]
6) Certificate of Appreciation from Kiwanis Club of College Park [6-10-65]
7) Framed photograph of Herman Talmadge, inscribed "Sincerely, Herman E. Talmadge"
Miscellaneous
1) Envelope with newspaper mats
2) Newspaper block of Geer
3) Small box of Geer's business cards
4) Two fishing lures
5) Roll of Geer's mailing labels
6) Ashtray
7) Paperweight with 1966 calendar on it (one month on each side)
8) Two luggage tags from Pan Am
9) Two pill bottles with directions on them
10) Empty leather card holder
11) Ruler, marked Silk Hat Award, In Gratitude for a Memorable Speech, Kiwanis Club ofNorth Atlanta
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12) Three desk plates, with Geer's name and rank on them
13) Poster from Geer's 1966 re-election campaign
Box 33: 0200103506826
Bound Volumes and Non-Paper Items
Books and Other Bound Volumes
1) McQuade, Walter, ed. Schoolhouse: What to Do When Your Neighborhood Needs aSchool. New York: Simon and Schuster.
2) The 25th Eagle. North Clayton High School Annual, 1965.
3) 1964 Statistical Report. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Revenue.
4) Twenty-fourth Annual Report of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission To theCongress of the United States and to the Governors and Legislators of the FifteenCompacting States: 1964-65. Tallahassee: Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
5) Catalog of Federal Aids to State and Local Governments [Second Supplement, January 10,1966]. Washington: Government Printing Office.
6) Willy, A., Vander, L. And O. Fisher. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Sex. New York: CadillacPublishing Company, 1950.
7) Blank 1967 Executive Record, presented to Geer by the Georgia Granite Company.
8) Manual of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 1963-1964, compiled bySecretary of State Ben W. Fortson.
9) Used checkbook, stubs dated from 10/64 to 8/65.
10) Used checkbook, stubs dated from 8/65 to 1/66.
11) Used checkbook from Citizens Bank, Colquitt, Georgia, with blank checks in it, usedstubs dated 1956.
12) Register with names and addresses listed, "Cobb County" is written on first page.
13) Book marked Guests, with names and addresses listed, "General Assembly 1959, PeterZack Geer, Executive Secretary" is written on title page.
14) Ledger, with "Membership - Cash Book" written on cover, list of names and amounts
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paid inside.
15) Used ledger, "W. R. Calhoun 1927" written on inside cover, account records for variousindividuals inside.
16) Used ledger, "1937" written on cover, account records for various individuals inside.
17) Blank ledger
Box 34: 0200103506834
Issues, People and Events - Contributor Information
Contributor Information: This box contains cards from an index file of contributors toGeer's campaigns. The cards are arranged by county.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Note: This file was originally in the "Afro Affairs" file.
Tube 1: 0200105498170
Tube 2: 0200105498188
Videocase 1: 0200103506842
Videocase 2: 0200103506644
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