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Gladys King Burns Papers

 Collection — Box: Short Collection 4
Identifier: 0056

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

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732