Luther Alverson oral history interview, October 11, 1990

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Identifier: Alverson, L_19901011_(P1990-12)

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Luther Alverson oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Anne Larcom. Among topics discussed: Family background; education; early occupations; law school; Hooper and Miller; military service; entry into politics; consolidation of Buckhead and Atlanta; Everett Millican; "Four Horsemen; debates over total consolidation legislation; Elbert Tuttle; Richard Rich; William B. Hartsfield; DeKalb delegation members Pierre Howard and Richard Bell; recruiting vote for consolidation referendum; campaign versus Hamilton Douglas for Superior Court; 1948 campaign for legislature versus Frank Morrison. Three‑governor controversy; interposition as political issue; role of black vote in Georgia; urban renewal; Alverson's Congressional ambitions; Charles Weltner; Milledgeville Hospital; Jack Nelson; role in creating Mental Health Commission; Jekyll Island Authority.

Dates

Creation: October 11, 1990

Creator

Alverson, Luther Aaron, 1907-2002 (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Luther Alverson (1907-2002) served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1949‑1953, as a Judge in the Criminal Court of Fulton County from 1952‑1956, and as a Judge in the Superior Court, Atlanta circuit from 1957‑1991.