GRIFFITH, BEVERLY
Beverly Griffith papers, 1832-1973
(bulk 1913-1973)
Beverly Griffith papers, 1832-1973 (bulk 1913-1973)
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8zccv
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Griffith, Beverly |
|---|---|
| Title: | Beverly Griffith papers, 1832-1973 (bulk 1913-1973) |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 42 |
| Extent: | .5 linear feet (1 box) and 1 oversized papers box and 1 oversized papers folder (OP) |
| Abstract: | Papers of Beverly Griffith, a public relations director at Eastern Airlines, including photographs, a scrapbook, printed material, family papers, and correspondence. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 1970.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Beverly Griffith papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Beverly Griffith was a public relations director at Eastern Airlines. He began his tenure at Eastern in 1935 and worked at the company for more than thirty years.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of papers of Beverly Griffith from 1832-1973. The papers include telegrams and correspondence (1913-1969) relating to his career as a public relations executive, mainly at Eastern Airlines in New York; miscellaneous materials pertaining to the history of aviation; photographs; and a scrapbook (1957) commemorating fifty years in public relations and consisting of letters from Eastern Airlines employees. The papers also include family correspondence (1832-1969); printed programs; photographs; scrapbooks; and clippings relating primarily to his sister, Mary Griffith Dobbs, and other Griffith ancestors who were musicians, music educators, and founders of the Griffith School of Music in Atlanta, Georgia.
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection.
Selected Search Terms
Corporate Names
Topical Terms
- Advertising--Airlines.
- Aeronautics--History.
- Aeronautics, Commercial.
- Music--Instruction and study--Georgia.
Geographic Names
Form/Genre Terms
None
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence, 1913-1948 and undated |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence, 1960-1968 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence, 1969 |
| OP1 | 4 | Eastern Air Lines scrapbook |
| OP2 | - | Happy Birthday cartoon, 1967 |
| OP1 | 3 | Latin American Journal scrapbook |
| 1 | 4 | Miscellaneous, flight, 1918-1917 |
| 1 | 5 | Miscellaneous, photographs |
| OP1 | 2 | Photographs, miscellaneous, undated |
| 1 | 6 | Butt-Griffith-Dobbs, clippings and miscellaneous |
| 1 | 7 | Butt-Griffith-Dobbs, correspondence and miscellaneous, 1832-1969 and undated |
| 1 | 8 | Butt-Griffith-Dobbs, correspondence, Mary Griffith Dobbs, 1912-1937 |
| OP1 | 1 | Mary Dobbs scrapbook |
| 1 | 8 | Butt-Griffith-Dobbs, Griffith School of Music |
| 1 | 8 | Butt-Griffith-Dobbs, Griffith School of Music, programs and printed material |
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