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Montgomery, G. V. (Gillespie V.), 1920-2006

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920-2006.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Godwin Advertising Agency collection

 Collection
Identifier: MPC-096
Scope and Contents The collection is divided into 20 series, arranged both chronologically and by format type. The content concerns the advertising campaigns run by the Godwin Advertising Agency on behalf of the States’ Rights Democratic Party and a number of state and local politicians in Mississippi between 1948 and 1971, as well as a large group of photographs taken for the Agricultural and Industrial Board to promote the state between 1947 and 1955. The material gives insights into the role of advertising...
Dates: 1940 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1971

Sam Wilhite papers

 Collection
Identifier: CPRC-137
Scope and Content The collection documents the activities of Sam Wilhite (1919-1998), who served as executive assistant to Mississippi Governor Hugh White in his second term (1952-1956) and was deeply involved in Democratic political work on the state, regional, and national levels during the late 1940s and 1950s. Among the candidates for whom he campaigned were Adlai Stevenson, John C. Stennis, and Hugh White. Wilhite also worked with the chambers of commerce in Florence, Alabama, and in West Point and...
Dates: 1871 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1976

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Aberdeen (Miss.) 1
Architecture 1
Campaign literature -- Mississippi. 1
Constitution 1
Democratic National Committee (US) 1