Erwin C. Surrency Collection of Political Materials, 1946-1964
4 boxes, 2.25 linear ft.
9 photographs

Administrative Information

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

Biographical Note

Scope and Content

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

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

Processing Notes: Newspaper clippings have been copied onto bond paper for preservation of content.

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: Erwin C. Surrency Collection of Political Materials, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia.

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BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE:

Erwin Campbell Surrency was born in Jesup, Georgia on May 11, 1924 to H.W. and Mary (Campbell) Surrency. In September of 1945 he married Ida E. Winn. They had two children, Robert Erwin and Ellen Gwinn.

Surrency attended North Georgia College from 1940 to 1941, received his A.B. from the University of Georgia in 1947, his LL. B in 1948, and M.A. in 1949. In 1950 he was awarded his Masters in Library Science from George Peabody University. From 1950 to 1978 Surrency was the Law librarian at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also was professor of law at Temple University from 1951 to 1972. In 1972 he was appointed assistant dean and law librarian at Temple and held this position until 1978. In 1979, he moved to Athens, Georgia to take the post of law librarian and professor of law at the University of Georgia. Surrency retired in 1995.

Surrency was visiting professor at Queen's University at the University of Belfast in Northern Ireland from 1963 to 1964, was library consultant for the American Bar Foundation from 1953 to 1954, and acted as a consultant for the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies from 1975 to 1976. Surrency is author of The Marshall Reader (with Carrol C. Moreland) published in 1955, Research in Pennsylvania Law, two editions published in 1953 and 1965, and A History of Federal Courts published in 1987. He was the editor of the 1989 edition of the History of American Legal Literature and editor of the American Journal of Legal History, 1957--.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT:

The Erwin Surrency Collection consists of political campaign materials collected by Surrency over the course of his career as law librarian and professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, later at the University of Georgia. The years represented by these items are 1946 to 1964. Most of the information consists of Democratic and Republican Party campaign materials for national, state, and local political campaigns. Much of the literature at the local and state level is from Pennsylvania, with a smattering of material from Georgia. The types of material included in this collection of political propaganda are voting handbooks, candidate information, party platforms, campaign memorabilia, letters, clippings, campaign speeches, press releases, campaign essays, and photographs.

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ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT

The collection encompasses one series, Political, which is divided into three subseries: A. General File, B. Georgia, and C. Photographs. The types of material included in this collection of political campaign materials are voting handbooks, candidate information, party platforms, campaign memorabilia, letters, clippings, campaign speeches, press releases, and campaign essays. The original order of the collection has been maintained.

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RELATED COLLECTIONS IN THIS REPOSITORY:

Thomas M. Hayes Georgia Republican Party Audiovisual Campaign Collection

Georgia Republican Party Central Committee Campaign Collection

Georgia Republican Party Records

Democratic Party of Georgia Records

John B. Morris Papers

Robert M. Willingham Democratic Party of Georgia Files

Lucy Rowland Democratic Party of Georgia Collection

Georgia State Democratic Executive Committee Records

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SERIES DESCRIPTIONS:

I. Political
A. General File, 1946-1964, with gaps
3 boxes, 2.0 linear feet
This subseries consists mainly of Democratic and Republican Party campaign material for national, state, and local political campaigns. Voting handbooks, candidate information, party platforms, letters, clippings, campaign speeches and press releases, and election propaganda are included. Much of the material at the local and state level is from Pennsylvania . Adlai Stevenson's 1952 run for the presidency is highlighted. AFL - CIO political education materials can be found dating from 1950 to 1954 and 1964. Also of interest is the "Republicans for Johnson" campaign data from 1964. This series also includes twenty copies of Democratic Digest dating from June 1955 to November 1956.

B. Georgia, 1948, 1950, 1954
1 box, .25 linear foot
This subseries consists of campaign essays and printed material from several state and national elections. Mrs. Jessie W. Jenkins's race for governor of Georgia in 1950 and a campaign pamphlet from Tom Linder's bid for governor of Georgia in 1954 can be found. Several pamphlets generated by the Georgia Republican Party on Thomas E. Dewey's 1948 campaign for president are also included. This subseries also includes charts on the organization of Georgia state government 1964 and 1971, 1972 and calendars of 1976 election events.

C. Photographs
9 photographs
This subseries consists of images of the following political figures: Carl Sanders, Marvin Griffin, Francis J. Meyers, and Richardson Dilworth.

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ACCESS POINTS

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965.
Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971.
Jenkins, Jessie W.
Democratic Party (Ga.)
Democratic Party (Pa.)
Republican Party (Ga.)
Republican Party (Pa.)
AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education.
Presidents --United States --Election --1952.
Presidents --United States --Election --1964.
Governors --Georgia --Election.
Political campaigns --Georgia.
Political campaigns --Pennsylvania.
Georgia --Politics and government --1865-1950.
Pennsylvania --Politics and government --1865-1950.
Pennsylvania --Politics and government --1951-
Press releases.
Pamphlets.

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FOLDER LIST

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

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