GOVERNOR BUFORD ELLINGTON PAPERS (First Term) GP 48

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1 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee GOVERNOR BUFORD ELLINGTON PAPERS (First Term) GP 48 Processed by: Archival Technical Services MICROFILMED

2 INTRODUCTION This finding aid covers the gubernatorial papers of Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington, who served from and It consists of 121 boxes of materials that consist of correspondence, subject files, invitations, audits, bills, extraditions, and requisitions. There are no restrictions on the use of the materials and researchers may make copies of individual items for individual or scholarly use. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Governor Buford Ellington Born in Mississippi in 1907, Ellington became a farmer and merchant, also serving as agriculture commissioner for six years under Frank Clement, and as a member of the legislature before he was elected governor in he and Clement led the Democratic party and alternated the executive chair for eighteen years. Initially a segregationist, Ellington later reversed his position. Peaceful, successful nonviolent sit-ins in Nashville were among the earliest and best organized in the nation. His terms saw constitutional changes, reorganization and reduction of state government, liberalization of liquor laws and repeal of the anti-evolution law. He died in Source: Tennessee Blue Book, , page 484.

3 CONTAINER LIST Box 1 1 Adjutant General Adjutant General Adjutant General (January-June) Adjutant General (July-December) Adjutant General 1962 Box 2 1 Aeronautics Commission Aeronautics Commission Agriculture, Department of Attorney General Attorney General Attorney General 1962 Box 3 1 Conservation and Commerce, Department of Conservation and Commerce, Department of Comptroller of the Treasury Correction, Department of Correction, Department of Brushy Mountain Prison Forestry-Youth Camp Program Fort Pillow Prison Farm Box 4 1 Corrections, Department of Pardons and Paroles Board Pardons and Paroles Board (January-March) Pardons and Paroles Board (April-June) Pardons and Paroles Board (July-September) Pardons and Paroles Board (October-December) Pardons and Paroles Board Pardons and Paroles Board Rewards

4 Box 5 1 Correction, Department of Penitentiary, Tennessee State Penitentiary, Tennessee State Vocational School (For Boys) Jordonia Vocational School (For Girls) Tullahoma Vocational School for Girls (Colored) Vocational Training School-Pikeville 1961 Box 6 1 Court of Appeals Education, Department of Education, Department of Education, Department of (January-May) Education, Department of (June-July) Education, Department of (August-October) Education, Department of (November-December) 1961 Box 7 1 Education, Department of A&I State College Austin Peay State College East Tennessee State College Tennessee Polytechnic Institute Tennessee Preparatory School Tennessee School for the Blind Tennessee School for the Deaf Box 8 1 Education, Department of University of Tennessee (Knoxville) University of Tennessee (Knoxville) University of Tennessee (Knoxville) University of Tennessee (Knoxville) University of Tennessee (Martin, Tennessee) University of Tennessee (Memphis) University of Tennessee (Medical School-Memphis)

5 Box 9 1 Employment Security, Department of Employment Security, Department of Employment Security, Department of Employment Security, Department of Equalization, State Board of Executive Assistant (September 6-September 12) Executive Assistant (September 13) Executive Assistant (September 14) Executive Assistant (September 15-October 3) 1961 Box 10 1 Finance and Administration, Department of Forestry, Division of Game and Fish Commission Game and Fish Commission (January-May) Game and Fish Commission (June-December) Game and Fish Commission Geology Division 1959 Box 11 1 Governor s Office (January-September) Governor s Office (October-December) Governor s Office Governor s Office (Memos) Box 12 1 Highways, Department of (January-May) Highways, Department of (June-December) Highways, Department of (January-May) Highways, Department of (June-December) 1960 Box 13 1 Highways, Department of (May) Highways, Department of (June-August) Highways, Department of (September-December) Highways, Department of (January-March) 1962

6 5 Highways, Department of (April-June) Highways, Department of (July-September) Highways, Department of (October-December) 1962 Box 14 1 Industrial Development, Division of (January-June) Industrial Development, Division of (July-December) Industrial Development, Division of Industrial Development, Division of (January-May) Industrial Development, Division of (June) 1961 Box 15 1 Industrial Development, Division of (Oct-Dec) Industrial Development, Division of (Jan-Sept) Industrial Development, Division of (Oct-Dec) Industrial Development, Division of Information, Division of State Box 16 1 Insurance and Banking, Department of Insurance and Banking, Department of Insurance and Banking, Department of Banking Division Architectural and Engineering Examiners, State Board of Barber Examiners, State Board of Chiropody, State Board of Registration in Contractors, State Board of Cosmetology, State Board of Nursing, Board of Pharmacy, State Board of Real Estate Commission, Tennessee Tennessee Youth Guidance Commission Box 17 1 Judgeship, Appointments of Labor, Department of Labor, Department of

7 4 Legislation-(January) Legislation-(February 1-4) Legislation-(February 5-6) Legislation-(February 7-12) Legislation-(February 13-20) Legislation-(February 21-27) 1959 Box 18 1 Legislation-(March 1-10) Legislation-(March 11-12) Legislation-(March 13) Legislation-(March 14-17) Legislation-(March 18-20) Legislation-(March 20-April 10) Legislation-(Minister s Bill) Legislation 1960 Box 19 1 Legislation-(January) Legislation-(February 1-15) Legislation-(February 16-28) Legislation-(March) 1961 Box 20 1 Legislation-(Liquor) (Jan-Feb) Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 2-8) Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 9-11) Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 12-14) Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 15-16) Legislation (Liquor) (Mar 17-30) Legislation (Liquor) (April-May) 1961 Box 21 1 Legislative Council Library and Archives Memoranda Motor Vehicle Commission Parks, Division of State

8 6 Personnel, Department of Planning Commission, State Property Administration Box 22 1 Public Health, Department of (Jan-July) Public Health, Department of (Aug-Dec) Public Health, Department of (January-August) Public Health, Department of (September-December) Public Health, Department of (January-May) Public Health, Department of (June-Dec) Public Health, Department of 1962 Box 23 Public Health, Department of 1 Mental Health, Division of Mental Health, Division of Mental Health, Division of Mental Health, Division of Central State Hospital Clover Bottom Home (Donelson) Eastern State Hospital Green Valley Hospital and School Western State Hospital Box 24 1 Retirement and Social Security Supreme Court Tennessee Building Commission Tennessee Education Association Tennessee Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees Unemployment Compensation Program Vital Statistics Vocational Rehabilitation Box 25 1 Alabama Alabama

9 3 Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Box 26 1 Delaware Florida Florida Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Box 27 1 Hawaii Idaho Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Box 28 1 Indiana Indiana Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky 1962 Box 29 1 Louisiana Louisiana Maine

10 4 Maryland Maryland Massachusetts Massachusetts Michigan Michigan Box 30 1 Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi 1962 Box 31 1 Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Box 32 1 New York New York (January-March) New York (April-June) New York (July-August) New York (September-December) North Carolina North Dakota Box 33 1 Ohio Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

11 5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Box 34 1 Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Texas Texas Box 35 1 Utah Virginia Virginia Washington West Virginia Washington, D.C Box 36 1 Washington, D.C (January-March) Washington, D.C. (April-May) Washington, D.C. (June-July) Washington, D.C. (August-October) Washington, D.C. (November-December) 1959 Box 37 1 Washington, D.C (January-March) Washington, D.C. (April-June) Washington, D.C. (July-August) Washington, D.C. (September) Washington, D.C. (October-December) 1960 Box 38 1 Washington, D.C. (January-February) Washington, D.C. (March) Washington, D.C. (April-May) 1961

12 4 Washington, D.C. (June-July) Washington, D.C. (August-September) Washington, D.C. (October-December) 1961 Box 39 1 Washington, D.C. (January) Washington, D.C. (February) Washington, D.C. (March) Washington, D.C. (April) Washington, D.C. (May-June) 1962 Box 40 1 Washington, D.C. (July-August) Washington, D.C. (September-October) Washington, D.C. (November-December) Washington, D.C Wisconsin Wyoming Box 41 1 Foreign Countries Foreign Countries Puerto Rico Box 42 1 Anderson County Anderson County Anderson County Bedford County Benton County Bledsoe County Box 43 1 Blount County Blount County Blount County

13 4 Bradley County Bradley County Bradley County Box 44 1 Campbell County Cannon County Carroll County Carroll County Carter County Cheatham County Chester County Box 45 1 Claiborne County Clay County Cocke County Coffee County Crockett County Cumberland County Box 46 1 Davidson County (January-June) Davidson County (July-August) Davidson County (September-December) Davidson County (January) Davidson County (February-March) 1959 Box 47 1 Davidson County (April-May) Davidson County (June) Davidson County (July-August) Davidson County (September-October) Davidson County (November-December) 1959 Box 48 1 Davidson County (January-March) Davidson County (April-June) 1960

14 3 Davidson County (July-August) Davidson County (September-October) Davidson County (November-December) 1960 Box 49 1 Davidson County (January-February) Davidson County (March-April) Davidson County (May-June) Davidson County (July) Davidson County (August) 1961 Box 50 1 Davidson County (September) Davidson County (October) Davidson County (November) Davidson County (December) 1961 Box 51 1 Davidson County (January-July) Davidson County (August) Davidson County (September) Davidson County (October) Davidson County (November-December) Davidson County (January) 1963 Box 52 1 Decatur County DeKalb County Dickson County Dyer County Fayette County Fentress County Franklin County Box 53 1 Gibson County Gibson County Giles County

15 4 Grainger County Greene County Grundy County Box 54 1 Hamblen Hamilton County Hamilton County (January-June) Hamilton County (July-December) Hamilton County (January-June) Hamilton County (July-December) 1960 Box 55 1 Hamilton County Hamilton County (January-June) Hamilton County (July-December) Hancock County Hardeman County Hardin County Hawkins County Haywood County Box 56 1 Henderson Henry County Hickman County Houston County Humphreys County Jackson County Jefferson County Johnson County Box 57 1 Knox County Knox County Knox County Knox County Lake County Lauderdale County

16 Box 58 1 Lawrence County Lewis County Lincoln County Loudon County Macon County Madison County Madison County Madison County Box 59 1 Marion County Marshall County Marshall County Marshall County Marshall County Box 60 1 Maury County Maury County Maury County McMinn County McMinn County McNairy County Meigs County Montgomery County Montgomery County Box 61 1 Monroe County Moore County Morgan County Obion County Obion County Overton County Box 62 1 Perry County

17 2 Pickett County Polk County Putnam County Putnam County Rhea County Rhea County Roane County Roane County Box 63 1 Robertson County Rutherford County Rutherford County Scott County Sequatchie County Sevier County Sevier County Box 64 1 Shelby County (January-July) Shelby County (August-December) Shelby County (January-March) Shelby County (April-May) Shelby County (June-July) Shelby County (August-October) Shelby County (November-December) 1959 Box 65 1 Shelby County (January-March) Shelby County (April-June) Shelby County (July-September) Shelby County (October-November) Shelby County (December) Shelby County Box 66 1 Smith County Stewart County Sullivan County

18 4 Sumner County Tipton County Trousdale County Unicoi County Union County 1958 Box 67 1 Van Buren County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Weakley County White County Williamson County Wilson County Box 68 Box 69 Subject File Box 70 Subject File 1 Anonymous Correspondence Appointments Boards & Commissions Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Correspondence Miscellaneous Correspondence Agriculture National Convention American Cancer Society American Legion Area Redevelopment Program (January-October) Area Redevelopment Program (November-December) Area Redevelopment Program Bond, Information on Capitol Investment Associate Capital Punishment Civil Rights Civil War Centennial Commission Columbia Broadcasting System (March) Columbia Broadcasting System (April-June) Contribution-Charity Cumberland Law School Cordell Hull Foundation

19 Box 71 Subject File 1 Democratic Campaign Democratic National Convention Democratic National Convention (January-May) Democratic National Convention (June) Democratic National Convention (July-August) Democratic Dinners Democratic Rally 1960 Box 72 Subject File 1 Economic Development for Distressed Areas Employment Outside State Government Employment of the Physically Handicapped Employment of the Physically Handicapped Folder Missing4 Executive Orders Ford Motor Glass Company H Club List Future Farmers of America Highlander Folk School Box 73 Subject File Box 74 Subject File 1 Cordell Hull Foundation (January-August) Cordell Hull Foundation (September-December) Cordell Hull Foundation Insurance Provident Group Insurance Integration in Mississippi 1962 National Association of State Budget Officers 1 Commissioner Boling s Trip, Gatlinburg Committees-Gatlinburg Entertainment, Social Events Information, General Invitations, Letters of Welcome and replies Program Receipts, Letters of Thanks Reservations, Room Rates Space Institute Tullahoma Transportation 1961

20 Box 75 Subject File Box 76 Subject File Box 77 Subject File Box 78 Subject File 1 Peace Corps George Peabody College for Teachers Presidential Campaign (July-August) Presidential Campaign (September) Presidential Campaign (October) Presidential Campaign (November-December) Presidential Inauguration Regional Advisory Council on Nuclear Energy Southeast Airlines Southern Regional Education Board Southern Regional Education Board (Jan-Oct) Southern Regional Education Board (Nov-Dec) Southern Regional Education Board Tennessee Walking Horses United Nation s Program USS Tennessee Vols, Inc White House Conference on Conservation Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center Governor s Conference 1 Appalachian Region National Committee on Roads and Highway Safety Committee on Welfare National 1960 Governor s Conference 1 National (January-May) National (June) National (July-December) Resolutions

21 Box 79 Subject File Box 80 Subject File Box 81 Subject File Box 82 Invitations Box 83 Invitations 1 National Governors Conference (Jan-Feb) National Governors Conference (Mar-May) National Governors Conference (June-Oct) Southern Governors Conference Southern Governors Conference (Jan-June) Southern Governors Conference (July-Aug) Southern Governors Conference (September) Southern Governors Conference (October) Southern Governors Conference (Nov-Dec) Southern Governors Conference Southern Governors Conference Committee on Freight Rates Southern Governors Conference Committee on Effect of Imports on Domestic Economy Southern Governors Conference Committee on Highway Safety Southern Governors Conference Committee on Industrial Development Accepted-January-February Accepted-March Accepted-April Accepted-May Accepted-June Accepted-July Accepted-August Accepted-September Accepted-October 1959

22 4 Accepted-November Accepted-December 1959 Box 84 Invitations Box 85 Invitations Box 86 Invitations Box 87 Audits 1 Not Accepted-January Not Accepted-February Not Accepted-March Not Accepted-April Not Accepted-April Not Accepted-May Not Accepted-May Not Accepted-June Not Accepted-June Not Accepted-July Not Accepted-July Not Accepted-August Not Accepted-September Not Accepted-October Not Accepted-November Not Accepted-December Accounts, Department of Accountancy, State Board of Adjutant General, Department of Military Agriculture, Department of Alcoholism, State Commission Architectural and Engineering Examiners, State Board of Athletic Commission Barber Examiners, State Board of Budget, Director, State 1959

23 Box 88 Audits Box 89 Audits Box 90 Audits Box 91 Audits 1 Chiropody, State Board of Claims, State Board of Clover, Bottom Home Comptroller, State Conservation and Commerce, Department of Conservation, Department of Correction, Department of Cosmetology, State Board of Dental Examiners, State of Education, Department of Education, Department of Education, Department of Finance and Administration, Department of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of Game and Fish, Division of Insurance and Banking, Department of Insurance and Banking, Department of Insurance and Banking, Department of Judicial, Department of Labor, Department of Law Examiners Legislative Expense Librarian, State Medical Examiners, State Board of Mental Health, Department of Mental Health, Department of Nursing, State Board of Old Age and Survivors Insurance Optometry, State Board of Osteopathy, State Board of 1959

24 Box 92 Audits Box 93 Audits Box 94 Audits Box 95 Bills Box 96 Bills 1 Personnel, Division of Pharmacy, State Board of Psychology, State Board of Examiners in Public Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Public Service Commission Public Welfare, Department of Purchases, Division of Revenue, Department of Safety, Department of Science, Board of Basic Secretary of State Standards and Purchases, Department of Supreme Court Clerk, Middle & Western Division Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission Tennessee Real Estate Commission Tennessee Safety Council Tennessee Planning Commission Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Division of Watchmaking, Board of Examiners in Purchases Paid in January Paid in February Paid in March Paid in April Paid in May Paid in June Paid in July Paid in August Paid in September 1960

25 4 Paid in October Paid in November Paid in December 1960 Box 97 Bills Box 98 Bills Box 99 Bills Box 100 Bills 1 Paid in January Paid in February Paid in March Paid in April Paid in May Paid in June Paid in July Paid in August Paid in September Paid in October Paid in November Paid in December Paid in January Paid in February Paid in March Paid in April Paid in May Paid in June Paid in July Paid in August Paid in September Paid in October Paid in November Paid in December 1962

26 Box 101 Extraditions Box 102 Extraditions Box 103 Extraditions Box 104 Extraditions 1 Abb-All And-Aye Bag-Bal Bar-Bas Bel-Bis Ble-Boo Bor-Boy Bra-Bro Bru-But Cam-Cap Car Cas-Cay Cha-Chi Cla-Con Coo-Cox Cra-Cut Dav-Day Def-Den Dic-Din Doa-Dun Est-Eva Fai-Fit Flo-For Fos-Fuz Gal-Gar Ged-Ges Gib-Gil God-Goo Gra-Gro Hac-Han

27 Box 105 Extraditions Box 106 Extraditions Box 107 Extraditions Box 108 Extraditions 1 Kee-Kor Lad-Lay Led-Lip Lon-Lyn McC-McN Mad-May Mea-Met Mil-Mit Mob-Mos Mul-Mur Nai-Nel Net-Nor Oat-Owe Pag-Pet Phe-Pet Pil-Pit Pop-Pow Pre-Pup Ray-Rey Ria-Rit Rob-Rus San-Scu Seb-Shu Sil-Smi Sno-Spi Sta-Str Stu-Swo Tax-Tay Tea-Tie Tou-Tro Tuc-Tys

28 Box 109 Extraditions Renditions Box 110 Requisitions 5 Upd-Vin Wal-War Wat-Way Wea-Whe Whi Wid-Wil Wob-Wri Yag-Yat You-Z Protests of Extraditions Gal-Gri Protests of Extraditions Hal-You Protests of Extraditions L-M Adams Ald-And Arm-Asi Bal-Bar Beh-Bid Boo-Boy Bra Bre-Bri Bro Bru Bur-Byr Box 111 Requisitions 1 Cag-Car Cha-Che Cla-Cle Cob-Col Coo Co-Coz Cra-Cro Cru-Cur

29 Box 112 Requisitions Box 113 Requisitions Box 114 Requisitions Box 115 Requisitions Box 116 Requisitions 1 Dar-Daw Dea-Dot Dou-Dun Eas-Edd Edg-Ell Emm-Eva Fag-Fra Fre-Fro Ful-Fuq Gad-Gav Gib-Guy Ham-Har Has-Hay Hel-Hen Hib-Hin Hob-Hon Hol-Hop How-Hyd Hud-Huy Ime-Ive Jac-Jen Joh-Joi Jon Jor Kau-Kir Lam-Lin Las-Lee Lev-Lew

30 5 Lit-Loc Lov-Lyl Box 117 Requisitions Box 118 Requisitions Box 119 Requisitions Box 120 Requisitions 1 Mab-Mal Man-May McA-McG Mer-Mit Mon-Mot Mul-Mur New-Nunn Ogle Pal-Pas Peg-Phi Piq-Pot Pra-Pru Quarles Rag-Riv Rob-Run San-Sco Sea-Sex She-Sim Sla-Smi Sne-Sta Stephens Steward Sti-Szo Tay-Tow Tuc-Tur Vin

31 Box 121 Requisitions 1 Wade-Wel Whe-Whi Wil Woi-Wri Yei-You Zic Biographical Information Photographs Vouchers Souvenir Program of Inauguration 1959