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

Scope and Content Note

The Mrs. J. W. "Emily" Tims series of the G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery papers contains correspondence, news clippings, family keepsakes, and photographs belonging to Emily Tims, the mother of Sonny Montgomery. These materials range in date from the 1890s to the 1980s.

Scope and Content The World War II Correspondence Series of the G. V. "Sonny" Montgomery papers contains letters home from Congressman Montgomery to his mother and step-father from 1943 to 1946. It also includes Montgomery's military records and other military correspondence from 1947 to 1967. The correspondence is arranged chronologically and also contains copies of Orders, brochures and pamphlets, and other items he sent home. The series chronicles his service in the European Theater of the war, where...