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State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 GOVERNOR BUFORD ELLINGTON PAPERS (First Term) 1959-1963 GP 48 Processed by: Archival Technical Services INTRODUCTION This finding aid covers the gubernatorial papers of Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington, who served from 1959-1963 and 1967-1971. 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 1958. 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 1972. Source: Tennessee Blue Book, 1999-2000, page 484. CONTAINER LIST Box 1 Departmental Correspondence 1 Adjutant General 1959 2 Adjutant General 1960 3 Adjutant General (January-June) 1961 4 Adjutant General (July-December) 1961 5 Adjutant General 1962 Box 2 Departmental Correspondence 1 Aeronautics Commission 1959-1960 2 Aeronautics Commission 1961-1962 3 Agriculture, Department of 1958-1962 4 Attorney General 1959-1960 5 Attorney General 1961 6 Attorney General 1962 Box 3 Departmental Correspondence 1 Conservation and Commerce, Department of 1959-1961 2 Conservation and Commerce, Department of 1962 3 Comptroller of the Treasury 1960-1962 4 Correction, Department of 1959 5 Correction, Department of 1960-1962 6 Brushy Mountain Prison 1958-1961 7 Forestry-Youth Camp Program 1961-1962 8 Fort Pillow Prison Farm 1959-1961 Box 4 Departmental Correspondence 1 Corrections, Department of Pardons and Paroles Board 1959 2 Pardons and Paroles Board (January-March) 1960 3 Pardons and Paroles Board (April-June) 1960 4 Pardons and Paroles Board (July-September) 1960 5 Pardons and Paroles Board (October-December) 1960 6 Pardons and Paroles Board 1961 7 Pardons and Paroles Board 1962 8 Rewards 1959-1962 Box 5 Departmental Correspondence 1 Correction, Department of Penitentiary, Tennessee State 1959-1960 2 Penitentiary, Tennessee State 1961-1962 3 Vocational School (For Boys) Jordonia 1959-1962 4 Vocational School (For Girls) Tullahoma 1959 5 Vocational School for Girls (Colored) 1959-1960 6 Vocational Training School-Pikeville 1961 Box 6 Departmental Correspondence 1 Court of Appeals 1961-1962 2 Education, Department of 1959 3 Education, Department of 1960 4 Education, Department of (January-May) 1961 5 Education, Department of (June-July) 1961 6 Education, Department of (August-October) 1961 7 Education, Department of (November-December) 1961 Box 7 Departmental Correspondence 1 Education, Department of 1962-1963 2 A&I State College 1958-1962 3 Austin Peay State College 1960-1962 4 East Tennessee State College 1959-1962 5 Tennessee Polytechnic Institute 1959-1962 6 Tennessee Preparatory School 1960-1961 7 Tennessee School for the Blind 1960-1961 8 Tennessee School for the Deaf 1959-1962 Box 8 Departmental Correspondence 1 Education, Department of University of Tennessee (Knoxville) 1959 2 University of Tennessee (Knoxville) 1960 3 University of Tennessee (Knoxville) 1961 4 University of Tennessee (Knoxville) 1962 5 University of Tennessee (Martin, Tennessee) 1961 6 University of Tennessee (Memphis) 1959-1963 7 University of Tennessee (Medical School-Memphis) 1959-1962 Box 9 Departmental Correspondence 1 Employment Security, Department of 1959 2 Employment Security, Department of 1960 3 Employment Security, Department of 1961 4 Employment Security, Department of 1962 5 Equalization, State Board of 1961 6 Executive Assistant (September 6-September 12) 1961 7 Executive Assistant (September 13) 1961 8 Executive Assistant (September 14) 1961 9 Executive Assistant (September 15-October 3) 1961 Box 10 Departmental Correspondence 1 Finance and Administration, Department of 1959-1962 2 Forestry, Division of 1959-1962 3 Game and Fish Commission 1959-1960 4 Game and Fish Commission (January-May) 1961 5 Game and Fish Commission (June-December) 1961 6 Game and Fish Commission 1962 7 Geology Division 1959 Box 11 Departmental Correspondence 1 Governor’s Office (January-September) 1961 2 Governor’s Office (October-December) 1961 3 Governor’s Office 1962 4 Governor’s Office (Memos) 1961-1962 Box 12 Departmental Correspondence 1 Highways, Department of (January-May) 1959 2 Highways, Department of (June-December) 1959 3 Highways, Department of (January-May) 1960 4 Highways, Department of (June-December) 1960 Box 13 Departmental Correspondence 1 Highways, Department of (May) 1961 2 Highways, Department of (June-August) 1961 3 Highways, Department of (September-December) 1961 4 Highways, Department of (January-March) 1962 5 Highways, Department of (April-June) 1962 6 Highways, Department of (July-September) 1962 7 Highways, Department of (October-December) 1962 Box 14 Departmental Correspondence 1 Industrial Development, Division of (January-June) 1959 2 Industrial Development, Division of (July-December) 1959 3 Industrial Development, Division of 1960 4 Industrial Development, Division of (January-May) 1961 5 Industrial Development, Division of (June) 1961 Box 15 Departmental Correspondence 1 Industrial Development, Division of (Oct-Dec) 1961 2 Industrial Development, Division of (Jan-Sept) 1962 3 Industrial Development, Division of (Oct-Dec) 1962 4 Industrial Development, Division of 1963 5 Information, Division of State 1959-1962 Box 16 Departmental Correspondence 1 Insurance and Banking, Department of 1959 2 Insurance and Banking, Department of 1960-1961 3 Insurance and Banking, Department of 1962 4 Banking Division 1959-1962 5 Architectural and Engineering Examiners, State Board of 1959 6 Barber Examiners, State Board of 1961-1962 7 Chiropody, State Board of Registration in 1962-1963 8 Contractors, State Board of 1962 9 Cosmetology, State Board of 1959-1962 10 Nursing, Board of 1961-1962 11 Pharmacy, State Board of 1959-1961 12 Real Estate Commission, Tennessee 1959-1962 13 Tennessee Youth Guidance Commission 1967-1971 Box 17 Departmental Correspondence 1 Judgeship, Appointments of 1959 2 Labor, Department of 1959-1960 3 Labor, Department of 1961-1962 4 Legislation-(January) 1959 5 Legislation-(February 1-4) 1959 6 Legislation-(February 5-6) 1959 7 Legislation-(February 7-12) 1959 8 Legislation-(February 13-20) 1959 9 Legislation-(February 21-27) 1959 Box 18 Departmental Correspondence 1 Legislation-(March 1-10) 1959 2 Legislation-(March 11-12) 1959 3 Legislation-(March 13) 1959 4 Legislation-(March 14-17) 1959 5 Legislation-(March 18-20) 1959 6 Legislation-(March 20-April 10) 1959 7 Legislation-(Minister’s Bill) 1959 8 Legislation 1960 Box 19 Departmental Correspondence 1 Legislation-(January) 1961 2 Legislation-(February 1-15) 1961 3 Legislation-(February 16-28) 1961 4 Legislation-(March) 1961 Box 20 Departmental Correspondence 1 Legislation-(Liquor) (Jan-Feb) 1961 2 Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 2-8) 1961 3 Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 9-11) 1961 4 Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 12-14) 1961 5 Legislation-(Liquor) (Mar 15-16) 1961 6 Legislation (Liquor) (Mar 17-30) 1961 7 Legislation (Liquor) (April-May) 1961 Box 21 Departmental Correspondence 1 Legislative Council 1959-1961 2 Library and Archives 1959-1962 3 Memoranda 1959-1960 4 Motor Vehicle Commission 1959-1960 5 Parks, Division of State 1961-1962 6 Personnel, Department of 1961-1962 7 Planning Commission, State 1959-1962 8 Property Administration 1959-1961 Box 22 Departmental Correspondence 1 Public Health, Department of (Jan-July) 1959 2 Public Health, Department of (Aug-Dec) 1959 3 Public Health, Department of (January-August) 1960 4 Public Health, Department of (September-December) 1960 5 Public Health, Department of (January-May) 1961 6 Public Health, Department of (June-Dec) 1961 7 Public Health, Department of 1962 Box 23 Departmental Correspondence Public Health, Department of 1 Mental Health, Division of 1959-1960 2 Mental Health, Division of 1961 3 Mental Health, Division of 1962 4 Mental Health, Division of Central State Hospital 1959-1962 5 Clover Bottom Home (Donelson) 1961-1962 6 Eastern State Hospital 1959-1960 7 Green Valley Hospital and School 1960-1962 8 Western State Hospital 1959-1961 Box 24 Departmental Correspondence 1 Retirement and Social Security 1960-1963 2 Supreme Court 1959-1962 3 Tennessee Building Commission 1961-1962 4 Tennessee Education Association 1959 5 Tennessee Teachers Retirement System Board of Trustees 1959-1962 6 Unemployment Compensation Program 1959 7 Vital Statistics 1960 8 Vocational Rehabilitation 1959-1962 Box 25 Out-of-State Correspondence 1 Alabama 1958-1960 2 Alabama 1961-1963 3 Alaska 1959-1961 4 Arizona 1959-1962 5 Arkansas 1958-1962 6 California 1958-1962 7 Colorado 1959-1962 8 Connecticut 1958-1962 Box 26 Out-of-State Correspondence 1 Delaware 1958-1962 2 Florida 1958-1960 3 Florida 1961 4 Florida 1962-1963 5 Georgia 1958-1959 6 Georgia 1960 7 Georgia 1961 8 Georgia 1962-1963 Box 27 Out-of-State Correspondence