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

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The G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery papers, 99th Congress Series contains materials relating to the session of Congress held from 1985 to 1987. It includes alphabetical correspondence files, Armed services correspondence, acceptance and regrets for events, daily schedules, Subject Files, and other files related to Executive Departments and Agencies, and Congressional committees. Materials found in this series include correspondence, memos, reports, bills, photographs, and news clippings.

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The G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery papers, 100th Congress Series contains materials relating to the session of Congress held from 1987 to 1989. It includes alphabetical correspondence files, Armed services correspondence, acceptance and regrets for events, daily schedules, Subject Files, and other files related to Executive Departments and Agencies, and Congressional committees. Materials found in this series include correspondence, memos, reports, bills, photographs, and news clippings.

Scope and Content Note The G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery papers, 101st Congress Series contains materials relating to the session of Congress held from 1989 to 1991. It contains alphabetically organized correspondence files organized by federal agency and information regarding amendments to the Montgomery GI Bill. It also contains subject files organized alphabetically by topic. The Series also contains constituent correspondence (arranged alphabetically), committee correspondence (including the House Armed Services...

Scope and Content Note The G. V. “Sonny” Montgomery papers, 102nd Congress Series contains materials relating to the session of Congress held from 1991 to 1993. It contains alphabetically organized correspondence files organized by federal agency. It also contains subject files organized alphabetically by topic. The Series also contains constituent correspondence (arranged alphabetically), committee correspondence (including Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means), and personal files (including...

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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...

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...