Gladys King Burns Papers
Scope and Contents
Consists of photocopied materials used by Gladys King Burns for her thesis research, especially four letters to Burns from presidential electors of 1948, including George C. Wallace, Ray Mayhall, Gessner McCovey and Joseph N. Langan. Also included are a 1948 loyalty oath, pledge for electors, and related items.
1. Pledge submitted to 1948 Presidential Electors Candidates
2. Correspondence - George C. Wallace, September 18, 1964
3. Correspondence - Roy Mayhall, February 1, 1965
4. Correspondence - Gessner T. McCovey, February 1, 1965
5. Correspondence - Joseph N. Langan, February 23, 1965
6. Congressional Records - "The South is not helpless in the Presidential Election of 1960"
7. "Boswell Amendment"
8. Item missing. (7-7-03)
9. Item missing. (7-7-03)
Dates
- 1948 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open without restrictions.
Biographical / Historical
Gladys King Burns researched Alabama politics of the 1940s and authored a thesis, The Alabama Dixiecrat Revolt of 1948, at Auburn University in 1965.
Extent
9 Items (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Processed by DWA October 13, 1970. HTML Finding Aid listed by Dieter C. Ullrich July 2003. Added to ArchivesSpace by Cara Eiland October 3, 2019.
- Title
- Guide to the Gladys King Burns Papers
- Subtitle
- Record Group 56
- Status
- Under Revision
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu