HARTSFIELD, WILLIAM BERRY.
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William Berry Hartsfield papers > Election files
Series 3
Election files,
1932-1970s
Boxes 17-25; OP2, 4
Scope and Content Note
This series contains materials related to Hartsfield's political campaigns from 1932 to the 1970s. Materials include correspondence; campaign lists, schedules, and notes; financial records; campaign advertisements; newspaper clippings; political cartoons; and speeches. The series also contains materials Hartsfield and his campaign staff collected about opposition candidates. Arranged by election, the series ranges from one of Hartsfield's earliest elections as the Fulton County Representative to the Georgia Legislature in 1932 to his campaigns for mayor of Atlanta from 1936-1957.
Correspondence includes letters of support from constituents, memos from political consultants such as Helen Bullard, and correspondence from opposition campaigns sent to Hartsfield. Most letters also include a copy of Hartsfield's response. Campaign lists and notes consist of lists of people to contact and notes about campaign strategy. Newspaper clippings are mostly from the Atlanta Journal and include appearances, editorials, political cartoons, and election results. The series also contains a few original, hand-drawn "Baldy" political cartoons. Speeches include those of Hartsfield and his opposition. Many were broadcast on WSB radio
Materials in this series document issues of public interest in Atlanta. Public housing, annexation, police department policies and activities, and expansion of the airport were all debated in mayoral races. Hartsfield's moderate racial stance was a major election issue as well. After the white primary was outlawed in the mid-1940s, Hartsfield won most of his elections by building coalitions of white and black voters, a strategy documented in the campaign literature and campaign notes in this series.
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order by election.
Finding Aid Note
An index to selected correspondence in this series is available.
Legislative races, 1932-1934 | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
---|---|---|
17 | 1 | Campaign advertisements, 1932-1934 |
17 | 2 | Campaign lists and notes |
17 | 3 | Correspondence, 1932-1934 |
17 | 4 | Financial records |
17 | 5 | Newspaper clippings |
OP2 | 3 | Newspaper clippings, Bulletin, May 12, 1932, July 1932 [entire issues] |
OP4 | 2 | Newspaper clippings, Campbell News, April 28, 1932, May 20, 1932 [entire issues] |
OP4 | 2 | Newspaper clippings, The Capital, May 14, 1932 [entire issue] |
OP4 | 2 | Newspaper clippings, Fulton County Review, June 3, 1932 [entire issue] |
OP9 | - | Newspaper clippings, The Georgia News, August 18, 1934 [entire issue] |
OP4 | 2 | Newspaper clippings, The Georgia Woman's World, June 24, 1932 [entire issue] |
OP9 | - | Newspaper clippings, Public Examiner, June 1, 1932 [entire issue] |
17 | 6 | Speeches |
Mayoral election, 1936 (vs. James L. Key) | ||
17 | 7 | Campaign advertisements |
17 | 8 | Campaign lists and notes |
17 | 9 | Correspondence, 1936 |
17 | 10 | James L. Key campaign |
17 | 11 | Newspaper clippings |
OP2 | 4 | Newspaper clippings, Government News, April 1936, August 1936 [entire issues] |
OP4 | 3 | Newspaper clippings, Journal of Labor, September 25, 1936 [entire issue] |
17 | 12 | Political cartoons |
OP2 | 5 | Political cartoons [oversized] |
OP4 | 4 | Political cartoons [oversized] |
17 | 13 | Speeches |
Mayoral election, 1940 (vs. Roy LeCraw) | ||
17 | 14 | Campaign advertisements |
17 | 15 | Campaign notes |
17 | 16 | Correspondence, 1940 |
17 | 17 | Newspaper clippings |
17 | 18 | Roy LeCraw campaign |
OP2 | 6 | Roy LeCraw campaign [oversized] |
Mayoral election, 1942 | ||
18 | 1 | Campaign advertisements |
OP2 | 7 | Campaign advertisements [oversized] |
18 | 2 | Campaign lists and notes |
18 | 3 | Correspondence, 1942 |
18 | 4 | Financial records |
18 | 5 | Newspaper clippings |
18 | 6 | Opposition campaigns |
Mayoral election, 1945 (vs. Roy LeCraw) | ||
18 | 7 | Campaign advertisements |
OP2 | 8 | Campaign advertisements |
18 | 8 | Campaign lists and notes |
18 | 9 | Correspondence, 1944-1945 |
18 | 10 | 1Newspaper clippings, September primary |
18 | 11 | 1945 election, newspaper clippings, December election |
OP2 | 9 | Newspaper clippings (oversized), The Georgia Press, July-September 1945 [entire issues] |
18 | 12 | Roy LeCraw campaign |
OP2 | 10 | Roy LeCraw campaign |
18 | 13 | Speeches (Hartsfield) |
18 | 14 | Speeches (LeCraw) |
Mayoral election, 1949 (vs. Charlie Brown) | ||
18 | 15 | Campaign advertisements |
OP2 | 11 | Campaign advertisements [oversized] |
18 | 16 | Campaign memoranda and correspondence |
18 | 17 | Campaign notes and lists |
18 | 18 | Charlie Brown campaign |
OP2 | 12 | Charlie Brown campaign flier [oversized] |
18 | 19 | Correspondence, March-July 1949 |
19 | 1 | Correspondence, August 1-20, 1949 |
19 | 2 | Correspondence, August 21-29, 1949 |
19 | 3 | Correspondence, August30-31, 1949 |
19 | 4 | Correspondence, September 1-14, 1949 |
19 | 5 | Correspondence, September 15-17, 1949 |
19 | 6 | Correspondence, September 19, 1949 |
20 | 1 | Correspondence, September 20, 1949 |
20 | 2 | Correspondence, September 21-22, 1949 |
20 | 3 | Correspondence, September 23-30, 1949 |
20 | 4 | Correspondence, October-December, 1949 |
20 | 5 | Financial records |
20 | 6 | Newspaper clippings |
OP2 | 13 | Newspaper clippings, The Advertiser, September 2, 1949 [entire issue] |
OP4 | 5 | Newspaper clippings, Facts (League of Women Voters), August 1949 |
OP4 | 6 | Newspaper clippings, The Journal of Labor, August 12, 1949 [entire issue] |
20 | 7 | Other campaigns |
20 | 8 | Speeches (Hartsfield) |
20 | 9 | Speeches (Charlie Brown) |
Mayoral election, 1953 (vs. Charlie Brown) | ||
20 | 10 | Campaign advertisements |
20 | 11 | Campaign advertisements, television and radio |
20 | 12 | Campaign lists and notes [1 of 2] |
21 | 1 | Campaign lists and notes [2 of 2] |
21 | 2 | Correspondence, January-March 1953 |
21 | 3 | Correspondence, April 1-7, 1953 |
21 | 4 | Correspondence, April 8-25, 1953 |
21 | 5 | Correspondence, April 26, 30-1953 |
21 | 6 | Correspondence, May 1-11, 1953 |
21 | 7 | Correspondence, May 12-15, 1953 |
21 | 8 | Correspondence, May 16-18, 1953 |
22 | 1 | Correspondence, May 19-21, 1953 |
22 | 2 | Correspondence, May 22-23, 1953 |
22 | 3 | Correspondence, May 25, 1953 |
22 | 4 | Correspondence, May 26-November 31, 1953 |
22 | 5 | Financial records |
22 | 6 | Newspaper clippings |
22 | 7 | Speeches |
Mayoral election, 1957 (vs. Archie Lindsey and Lester Maddox) | ||
22 | 8 | Campaign advertisements |
OP2 | 14 | Campaign advertisements [oversized] |
22 | 9 | Campaign lists and notes |
23 | 1 | Campaign lists and notes, December election |
23 | 2 | Correspondence, February 1957 |
23 | 3 | Correspondence, March 1957 |
23 | 4 | Correspondence, April 1-15, 1957 |
23 | 5 | Correspondence, April 16-30, 1957 |
23 | 6 | Correspondence, May 1-8, 1957 |
23 | 7 | Correspondence, May 9-12, 1957 |
23 | 8 | Correspondence, May 13, 1957 |
24 | 1 | Correspondence, May 14, 1957 |
24 | 2 | Correspondence, May 15, 1957 |
24 | 3 | Correspondence, May 16-20, 1957 |
24 | 4 | Correspondence, May 21-30, 1957 |
24 | 5 | Correspondence, June-July 1957 |
24 | 6 | Financial records |
24 | 7 | Newspaper clippings, primary |
OP2 | 15 | Newspaper clippings, primary, The Augusta Courier, June 3, 1957 [entire issue] |
24 | 8 | Newspaper clippings, election |
OP2 | 15 | Newspaper clippings, election, Atlanta Citizens Weekly, October 3, 1957 [entire issue] |
OP2 | 16 | Political cartoons [2 original ink drawings by Baldy], 1957 |
24 | 9 | Speeches |
Elections, 1940s-1970s | ||
24 | 10 | Hartsfield retirement, announcement |
24 | 11 | Hartsfield retirement, newspaper clippings, 1961 |
24 | 12 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns, 1940s-1950s |
OP4 | 7 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns [oversized materials], 1940s |
OP2 | 17 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns [oversized materials], 1950s |
24 | 13 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns, 1960s [1 of 2] |
25 | 1 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns, 1960s [2 of 2] |
25 | 2 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns, 1970s |
OP2 | 18 | Other Atlanta elections and campaigns [oversized materials], 1970s |
25 | 3 | Unidentified Hartsfield campaign materials, undated |