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Peter Zack Geer, Jr., Papers Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Finding Aids 2020 Peter Zack Geer, Jr., papers Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids Part of the American Politics Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, "Peter Zack Geer, Jr., papers" (2020). Finding Aids. 11. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/finding-aids/11 This finding aid is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PETER ZACK GEER, JR., PAPERS FINDING AID OVERVIEW OF COLLECTION Title: Peter Zack Geer, Jr., papers Date: 1923-1967 Extent: 34 boxes, 2 videotapes, and 2 tubes. Creator: Geer, Peter Zack, Jr., 1928-1997 Language: English Repository: Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. [email protected]. 912-478-7819. library.georgiasouthern.edu. Processing Note: Materials arranged by Drs. Rosemary Johnson and R. Frank Saunders. Collection previously known as Geer (Peter Zack) Collection. Finding aid revised in 2020. INFORMATION FOR USE OF COLLECTION Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use. Physical Access: Materials must be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room under the supervision of Special Collections staff. Technical Access: Special equipment may be needed to view audiovisual materials Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: In order to protect the materials from inadvertent damage, all reproduction services are performed by the Special Collections staff. All requests for reproduction must be submitted using the Reproduction Request Form. Requests to publish from the collection must be submitted using the Publication Request Form. Special Collections does not claim to control the rights to all materials in its collection. In all instances, it is the researcher's responsibility to obtain permission from the holders of any rights in the material being quoted, reproduced or published. 1 Preferred Citation: [Item Identification], Peter Zack Geer papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA ABOUT THE COLLECTION Biographical History: Peter Zack Geer was born in Colquitt in Miller County, Georgia on August 24, 1928, In 1951 he graduated from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon and became an attorney. After service as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Geer was elected the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 1963 to 1967 under Governor Carl Sanders. Geer returned to the practice of law after 1967. In 1973, Geer prosecuted four men accused in the murder of the Alday family in Donalsonville, a small farming community in Southwest Georgia. Scope and Content: This collection consists of personal and professional papers of Peter Zack Geer, Jr. Materials span 1923-1967 and include documents relating to Geer's law practice, his service as Executive Secretary to Governor S. Ernest Vandiver (1958-1961), and as Georgia Lt. Governor under Governor Carl Sanders (1963-1967). The subject files contain information regarding the civil rights movement, race relations in Georgia, Julian Bond, Herman Talmadge, and Jeannette Rankin. The papers also contain the law files of his father Peter Zack Geer, Sr. System of Arrangement: Box 1: 0200103408288 Box 18: 0200103408379 Box 2: 0200103408494 Box 19: 0200103408361 Box 3: 0200103408296 Box 20: 0200103408353 Box 4: 0200103408502 Box 21: 0200103408346 Box 5: 0200103408304 Box 22: 0200103408338 Box 6: 0200103408510 Box 23: 0200103408320 Box 7: 0200103408312 Box 24: 0200103408601 Box 8: 0200103408759 Box 25: 0200103408593 Box 9: 0200103408767 Box 26: 0200103408585 Box 10: 0200103408775 Box 27: 0200103408577 Box 11: 0200103408783 Box 28: 0200103408569 Box 12: 0200103408791 Box 29: 0200103408544 Box 13: 0200103408809 Box 30: 0200103408551 Box 14: 0200103408528 Box 31: 0200105800037 Box 15: 0200103408536 Box 32: 0200103506818 Box 16: 0200103408395 Box 33: 0200103506826 Box 17: 0200103408387 Box 34: 0200103506834 Tube 1: 0200105498170 Tube 2: 0200105498188 2 Videocase 1: 0200103506842 Videocase 2: 0200103506644 Acquisitions Info: Gift of Peter Zack Geer, Jr. Access Points: Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 Lieutenant governors -- Georgia Rankin, Jeannette Practice of law -- Georgia Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), Civil rights movements 1913-2002 Lawyers Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 Lieutenant governors Sanders, Carl, 1925-2014 Politics and government Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), Practice of law 1913-2002 Race relations Georgia. Governor(1959-1963 : Vandiver) Georgia -- Politics and government -- Georgia. Governor (1963-1967 : Sanders) 1951- Georgia. Office of Lieutenant Governor Georgia -- Race relations Georgia. Office of Lieutenant Governor Georgia Civil rights movements -- Georgia Since 1951 Lawyers -- Georgia CONTAINER LISTING Box 1: 0200103408288 Executive Secretary - County Files These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgia counties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov. Vandiver. The files were originally organized simple as "A" Counties, "B" Counties, etc. I have gone one step further and organized them by individual county names. Appling County Atkinson County Bacon County Baker County Baldwin County Banks County 3 Barrow County Bartow County Ben Hill County Berrien County Bibb County (1) Bibb County (2) Bleckley County Brantley County Brooks County Bryan County Bulloch County Burke County Butts County Calhoun County Camden County Candler County Carroll County Catoosa County Charlton County Chatham County Chattooga County Cherokee County Clarke County 4 Clay County Clayton County Clinch County Cobb County Coffee County Columbia County Colquitt County Cook County Coweta County Crawford County Crisp County Dade County Dawson County Decatur County DeKalb County Dodge County Dooly County Dougherty County Douglas County Box 2: 0200103408494 Executive Secretary - County Files These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgia counties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov. Vandiver. 5 Early County Elbert County Emanuel County Evans County Fannin County Fayette County Floyd County Forsyth County Franklin County Fulton County (1) Fulton County (2) Fulton County (3) Fulton County (4) Fulton County (5) Fulton County (6) Fulton County (7) Fulton County (8) Fulton County (9) Fulton County (10) Fulton County (11) Fulton County (12) Fulton County (13) Box 3: 0200103408296 6 Executive Secretary - County Files These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgia counties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov. Vandiver. Gilmer County Glascock County Glynn County Gordon County Grady County Greene County Gwinnett County Habersham County Hall County Hancock County Haralson County Harris County Hart County Heard County Henry County Houston County Irwin County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County 7 Jenkins County (1) Jenkins County (2) Johnson County Jones County Lamar County Laurens County Lee County Liberty County Lincoln County Long County Lowndes County Lumpkin County Macon County Madison County Marion County McDuffie County McIntosh County Meriwether County Miller County (1) Miller County (2) Mitchell County Monroe County Montgomery County 8 Morgan County Murray County Muscogee County Box 4: 0200103408502 Executive Secretary - County Files These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgia counties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov. Vandiver. Newton County Oconee County Paulding County Peach County Pickens County Pierce County Pike County Polk County Pulaski County Putnam County Quitman County Rabun County Randolph County Richmond County Rockdale County Schley County 9 Screven County Seminole County Spalding County Stephens County Stewart County Sumter County Taliaferro County Tattnall County Taylor County Telfair County Terrell County Thomas County Tift County Toombs County Towns County Treutlen County Troup County Turner County Twiggs County Union County Upson County Box 5: 0200103408304 Executive Secretary - County Files and Miscellaneous Files 10 County Files These files contain correspondence relating to Geer's dealings with individual Georgia counties during the years 1959-1962, when Geer was Executive Secretary under Gov. Vandiver. Walker County Walton County Ware County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Wheeler County White County Whitfield County Wilcox County Wilkes County Wilkinson County Worth County Newspaper Mat Letters (1) - letters to supporters in different counties re: campaign ads for Geer's run for Lieutenant Governor [August 1962] Newspaper Mat Letters (2) - letters to supporters in different counties re: campaign ads for Geer's run for Lieutenant Governor [August 1962] Miscellaneous Files Invitations (1) 11 - invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was Executive Secretary Invitations (2) - invitations for Geer to attend or speak at various events while he was Executive Secretary Invitations (3)
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