King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jack Tarver research collection
Collection
Identifier: M197
Abstract:
Jackson Williams "Jack" Tarver was born March 2, 1917, in Savannah, Georgia, the only son of banker and hotelier Otis M. Tarver and deLuth Williams Tarver. In 1938, he graduated from Mercer University in Macon with a degree in journalism and began his professional career at The Vidalia Advance The Jack Tarver Research Collection includes logs, indices, one transcript and sound copies of WSB, WABE and WAOK radio programs from the 1950s and the...
Dates:
1955-1969
Found in:
Special Collections
Scripto strike records
Collection
Identifier: L2003-01
Abstract:
The collection documents the strike (1964-1965) at Atlanta's Scripto Corporation manufacturing plant. The records of the Scripto strike, 1963-1968, 1996, 1999 consist of contemporary legal and union documents, newspaper articles, and photographs. Transcripts of interviews conducted in 1996 and a published article round out the collection.
Dates:
1963-1968, 1996-1999
Found in:
Special Collections
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