MACKAY, JAMES A. (JAMES ARMSTRONG), 1919-2004.
James A. Mackay papers,
1963-2002
James A. Mackay papers, 1963-2002
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:/25593/8zkzt
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Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Mackay, James A. (James Armstrong), 1919-2004. |
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Title: | James A. Mackay papers, 1963-2002 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No.456 |
Extent: | 38.75 linear feet (43 boxes) and 1 oversized papers box (OP) |
Abstract: | Papers of Georgia Congressman James A. Mackay including correspondence, printed material, photographs, and writings. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Related Materials in This Repository
James C. Davis papers, Mackay family papers, Sam Nunn papers, Wyche Fowler papers, Elliott Levitas papers.
Source
Gift, 1968, with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], James A. Mackay papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
James Armstrong Mackay, congressman and attorney, was born June 25, 1919, in Fairfield, Alabama. He married Mary Caroline Lee. He was a DeKalb County, Georgia, representative for six terms from 1951-1952 and 1955-1964, and served as a United States Congressman from 1965-1967. He received a law degree from Emory University (1947), where he later taught law courses and served on the Board of Trustees. He worked as an attorney in Decatur, Georgia. He died in Hamilton, Tennessee on July 2, 2004.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the papers of James A. Mackay from 1963-2002. The papers include correspondence, clippings, photographs, and speeches. Materials concern his congressional campaigns, term as a United States Congressman, his service on the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, the passage of the Traffic Safety Act of 1966; the subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare; his childhood, education, and marriage; and various Atlanta and Georgia organizations in which he was active, including the Georgia Conservancy (which he helped found), Fernbank Science Center, and the Atlanta Bar Association
Arrangement Note
Unprocessed collection; partial inventory available.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Corporate Names
- Emory University. Board of Trustees.
- Fernbank Science Center (Atlanta, Ga.)
- Georgia Conservancy.
- United States. Congress (89th : 1965-1966)
- United States. Congress. House.
Topical Terms
- Automobiles--Law and legislation.
- Political campaigns--Georgia.
- Public welfare--Law and legislation.
Geographic Names
Form/Genre Terms
Occupation
Container List
Original acquisition [collection file has detailed description of contents in Boxes 1-8 and 11-19] | ||
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | Traffic Safety | |
2 | Traffic Safety | |
3 | Files, 1965, and prior | |
4 | Files, 1965, and prior | |
5 | Files, 1966 | |
6 | Files, 1966 | |
7 | Additions, January 1978 | |
8 | Additions, January 1978 | |
9 | Additions, February 1978 | |
10 | Additions, November 1978 | |
11 | Publicity file | |
12 | Administrative file, 1965 (1966) | |
13 | Correspondence, 1965 (1966) | |
14 | Administrative file, 1966 | |
15 | Appointments, 1966 A-Z | |
16 | Correspondence, 1966 | |
17 | Traffic Safety Hearings, 1966 | |
18 | Traffic Safety | |
19 | Miscellaneous materials | |
20 | Notebooks | |
21 | Notebooks | |
22 | Notebooks[ | |
23 | Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings | |
24 | Folders of newspaper clippings and photographs | |
Addition [2003] | ||
25 | Personal correspondence (unsorted) | |
26 | Personal correspondence (unsorted) | |
27 | Personal correspondence (unsorted) | |
28 | Personal correspondence (unsorted) | |
29 | Family correspondence | |
30 | Condolence letters | |
31 | Condolence letters | |
32 | Congressional subject files | |
33 | Congressional campaign contributions (card files) / Voting record, 1965-1966 | |
34 | Subject files | |
35 | Subject files | |
36 | Photographs | |
37 | Appointment books, 1950s | |
38 | Plaques | |
39 | Plaques | |
40 | - | Sound recordings |
40 | - | Mackay, Edward G., church service at Glenn Memorial Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 1956 |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., interviewed by Dot Young (WGKA), about medical illustration program at Emory, August 11, 1966 |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., Steinharse Coffee Campaign Speech and Q and A, August 20, 1968 |
40 | - | Blackburn, Ben (WRNG Radio), comparing and contrasting the Republican and Democrat platforms and answering audience Q and A, September 20, 1968; James A. Mackay talking to the Tucker Women's Club about his platform |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., "Atlanta Now" interview on WQXI, talking platforms and answering caller questions about Vietnam and the upcoming election, September 24, 1968 |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., Charles Weltner and Fletcher Thompson, address to Atlanta Kiwanis Club, September 24, 1968 |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., "Young Men on the Go," October 29, 1968 |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., campaign speech for Congress, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., campaign radio spots, six 60-second spots, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., Easter Methodist Church Service, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., and Ben Blackburn, debate at Kiwanis Club in Atlanta, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., on WRNG Radio discussing 2 party system and issues of congressional campaign, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., campaign speech for congressional election in Atlanta for the Atlanta Women's Club, undated |
40 | - | Mackay, James A., 1968 election program on WSB TV, interview with James Mackay followed by speech and Q and A; interview with Congressman Ben Blackburn, 1968 |
41 | Correspondence | |
OP1 | 1 | Oversized photographs and certificates |
Addition [2006] | ||
42 | Correspondence, newspaper clippings, printed material | |
Addition [2018] | ||
43 | 1 | The Case for a National Traffic Safety Agency, 1966 March 15 |
43 | 2 | The Congressional Record, proceedings from the 89th Congress, 1966 |
43 | 3 | Correspondence, 1966 |
43 | 4 | House Reports, 89th Congress, 1966 |
43 | 5 | Newsletters, A Report to the New 4th District, 1966 |
43 | 6 | News Releases, 1966 |
43 | 7 | Public Laws, S. 3005, 1966 September 9 |
43 | 8 |
Traffic Safety Act, 1966
Includes drafts, summaries, workbooks, comparison sheets, and amendments |