Series 5
Writings,
1937-1980
Box 39
Scope and Content Note
This series contains writings by Hartsfield and others. Writings by Hartsfield make up the bulk of this series, the majority dating from his twenty-three years as mayor and his ten years as Mayor Emeritus (1937-1970). His writings include speeches and public statements made as both Mayor and private citizen. A volume of his addresses to the General Board of the City of Atlanta and to the city's Board of Aldermen (1937-1962) is found here, as are four small notebooks of diary entries about travels to Europe and Japan (1950s-1970). His campaign speeches may be found in Series 3: Elections. Writings by others make up a smaller portion of this series, including article drafts, speeches, and scripts for television and radio broadcasts featuring Hartsfield.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
| Hartsfield, William B. | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Annual Addresses" (bound volume), 1937-1962 |
| 39 | 2 | Annual and Final Message of Mayor William B. Hartsfield, January 2, 1962 (with notes) |
| 39 | 3 | Interview with Hartsfield, transcript, sit-ins of the 1960s, January 6, 1966 |
| 39 | 4 | Speeches, 1930s-1947 |
| 39 | 5 | Speeches, 1948-1949 |
| 39 | 6 | Speeches, 1950s-1970s |
| 39 | 7 | Speeches, undated |
| 39 | 8 | Travel diaries (kept by Hartsfield), 1950s-1970 |
| Others | ||
| 39 | 9 | McGill, Ralph, article draft, circa 1953 |
| 39 | 10 | Television and radio broadcasts, 1947-1962 |
| 39 | 11 | Writings by others, 1937-1980 |
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