Maxine S. Goldstein Papers, 1975-1988
23 boxes, 11.5 linear feet

Administrative Information

- Access Restrictions
- User Restrictions
- Processing Notes
- Copyright Information
- Preferred Citation

Biographical Note

Scope and Content

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Organization and Arrangement

Related Collections

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Series Descriptions

Audiovisual Materials

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

User Restrictions: Library acts as “fair use” reproduction agent.

Processing Notes: Photographs have been removed for preservation. Small items (campaign buttons, name tags, other souvenirs from state and national gatherings) have been placed in a Memorabilia box on the shelf following the papers. A 5” reel-to-reel tape, “Jordan for Senate” and two videos have been transferred to the Russell media unit.

Copyright Information: Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permission. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred Citation: Maxine S. Goldstein Papers, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.

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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE:

Maxine Shapiro Goldstein was born in Augusta, Georgia on August 25, 1926. She attended Junior College of Augusta in 1945 and the University of Georgia in 1946. She married Jacob Louis Goldstein in 1947 with whom she had two children, Marcia and Harriet.

Goldstein has been an active volunteer in the Democratic Party since the 1960s. She has held positions on both the state and national level, serving on the National Convention Site Committee in 1988. As of 2004, she has been a delegate at the last ten Democratic national conventions and was a presidential elector in 1980. Mrs. Goldstein has become famous as the “Hat Lady” for the elaborate hats she creates to wear at the conventions such as the donkey-topped hat she wore at the 1984 National Democratic Convention, complete with batteries for activating the donkey, and the “green peanut” hat she wore at her first convention in 1976.

The Democratic Party of Georgia elected Goldstein Vice-Chair in 1982 and re-elected her in 1986. She was President of the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women from 1980 to 1982. She has shown a continuing interest in women’s issues, both state and national. While serving as acting chair of the state party, she formed the Select Committee on Women’s Issues, which brought its influence to bear on state legislation affecting women’s rights.

Goldstein has held varied appointive positions of a civic nature, state and regional. Among these, she was secretary of the Georgia State Commission of Indian Affairs. Goldstein was a leader in many community activities including the Garden Club of Georgia and the Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

The collection consists of the political and personal papers of Maxine S. Goldstein from 1975 to 1992. It includes political files (1975-1988) containing correspondence, news clippings, and memorabilia relating to National and Georgia Democratic party organizations including the Democratic National Conventions of 1980, 1984, and 1988 and the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women. Appointive position files (1977-1988) reflect Goldstein's activities in state and regional public service positions including the Georgia State Commission on Indian Affairs. Community activities files containing correspondence, news clippings, awards, and yearbooks document Goldstein's involvement in social organizations such as the Garden Club of Georgia, the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, and several Jewish organizations. Personal files contain genealogical information on the Shapiro and Goldstein families.

The artifacts are noteworthy, most outstanding being the donkey-topped hat Mrs. Goldstein wore at the 1984 National Democratic Convention. It is complete with batteries for activating the donkey. Oversized items include a place card on a carrying stick: “Maxine Goldstein for Vice-Chair.” Posters and bumper stickers, for both state and national candidates, are also included among the artifacts.

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ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT

The collection is arranged into six series: I. Political, II. Appointive positions, III. Community activities, IV. Personal, V. Photographs, and VI. Audiovisual Materials. The papers are generally event-oriented, as folder labels will indicate. I. Political is divided into two subseries, A. National Democratic Party and B. Democratic Party of Georgia, which are arranged chronologically.

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THIS REPOSITORY:

Robert M. Willingham, Democratic Party (Clarke Co.) Collection

Democratic Party Executive Committee Files
Democratic Party of Georgia Records

Lucy Rowland, Democratic Party (Ga.) collection.

Melba Williams Papers.

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN OTHER REPOSITORIES:

Not available at this time. Please contact Russell Library for more information.

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS :

I. Political, 1975-1988

18 boxes, 9 linear feet

A. National Democratic Party

This subseries includes general correspondence and material covering the period 1976 to 1988, papers from committee meetings, party conferences, and national conventions. Mrs. Goldstein's participation on the committee for selection of the 1988 convention site produced papers from prospective presidential candidates and from cities wishing to host the convention.

B. Democratic Party of Georgia

This subseries encompasses Democratic Party of Georgia events from 1975 to 1988, in which Mrs. Goldstein was a major figure. The subseries contains correspondence with the Georgia governer's office as well as information about state conventions and the activities of the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women in addition to a delegate selection plan for Georgia. The subseries also documents party celebrations and observances. It includes handwritten notes for speeches, presentations, and introductions, too.

II. Appointive Positions, 1977-1988

1 box, .5 linear foot

This series documents a number of appointive public service positions Goldstein has held on both regional and state levels. The series contains papers from the Georgia State Commission of Indian Affairs and the Human Relations Commission, among others.

III. Community Activities, 1988, undated

3 boxes, 1.5 linear feet

This series contains correspondence, news clippings, awards, yearbooks, and scrapbooks relating to the many community projects that Goldstein has been involved in such as the Garden Club of Georgia and the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.

IV. Personal, 1980, 1982, undated

1 box, .5 linear foot

This series holds the genealogy of the Shapiro and Goldstein families, clippings on the Goldstein family business, Goldstein's honors and awards, and documentation of her participation in Jewish organizations.

V. Photographs

VI. Audiovisual Materials
1 audiotape, 2 videotapes
The audiovisual materials document Goldstein's work on campaigns for the Democratic Party of Georgia and the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust. The audio portion of the collection consists of one audiotape of 30-second radio commercials for the unsuccessful 1986 Senate campaign of Hamilton Jordan, President Jimmy Carter's former White House Chief of Staff. The video portion of the collection consists of a short video, Four Days in April, documenting a workshop conducted by the Anti-Defamation League for high school students from around the country; and a 25-minute video for middle and high school students, Prejudice and Hate: Georgians and the Holocaust. This video was produced in 1994 by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust that features Holocaust survivors, liberators, and children of survivors, along with prominent Georgians such as former Governor Zell Miller, former President Jimmy Carter, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and sports and television celebrities.

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ACCESS POINTS

Goldstein family.
Shapiro family.
Democratic Party (Ga.)
Georgia. State Commission on Indian Affairs.
Garden Club of Georgia.
Georgia Federation of Democratic Women.
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.
Democratic National Convention (1988 : Atlanta, Ga.)
Democratic National Convention (1984 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Democratic National Convention (1980 : New York, N.Y.)
Presidents --United States --Election --1980.
Presidents --United States --Election --1984.
Presidents --United States --Election --1988.
Political campaigns --Georgia.
Women --Georgia --Societies and clubs.
Jews --Georgia --Societies, etc.
Gardening --Georgia --Societies, etc.
Georgia --Politics and government --1951-

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FOLDER LIST

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