State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 GOVERNOR BRYANT WINFIELD CULBERSON DUNN PAPERS 1971-1975 GP 51 Processed by: Archival Technical Services INTRODUCTION This finding aid covers the gubernatorial papers of Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn, who served from 1971-1975. It consists of 385 boxes of materials that consist of appointments, commutations, pardons, schedules, invitations, correspondence, subject files, extraditions, renditions, speeches, reading files, proclamations, news briefs, photographs, negatives, press releases, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. There are no restrictions on the use of the materials and researchers may make copies of individual items for individual or scholarly use. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Born in Mississippi in 1927, Dunn at age seventeen volunteered for service in World War II. Later he earned degrees in finance and in dental surgery from the University of Mississippi and from the University of Tennessee at Memphis. Over the years he was active in many local, state and national campaigns. A practicing dentist, he was the first Republican governor in fifty years, and served at a time of increased urbanization, industrial growth, and strides in civil rights. Dunn instituted a kindergarten program for Tennessee children, further reorganized state government, initiated the establishment of the Department of Economic and Community Development, and developed highway construction plans and health programs. Source: Tennessee Blue Book, 2001-2004, page 501. COMMISSIONERS AND DIRECTORS IN THE DUNN ADMINISTRATION Commissioner Guilford Thornton Department of Agriculture Ellington Agriculture Center (37211) Commissioner William L. Jenkins/Commissioner Granville Hinton Department of Conservation 2611 West End Avenue (37203) Commissioner Mark Lutrell Department of Correction 1007 Andrew Jackson Building Commissioner Elden C. Stimbert/ Commissioner Benjamin Carmichael Department of Education 100-B Cordell Hull Building Commissioner Ernest Griggs Department of Employment Security 536 Cordell Hull Building Commissioner Russell Hippe/Commissioner Ted Welch/Commissioner Gerald Adams Department of Finance and Administration State Capitol Commissioner Robert Smith Department of Transportation 817 Highway Building Commissioner Fred E. Friend Department of Public Welfare Commissioner Howard N. Kelsey Department of General Services C2-202 Central Services Building Commissioner George Tidwell Department of Revenue 927 Andrew Jackson Building Commissioner Hugh Sinclair Department of Banking Commissioner Claude Armour Department of Safety 1228 Andrew Jackson Building Director Jack Mask Department of Veteran’s Affairs 215 8th Avenue North Director O. Grant Duke/Commissioner Pat Choate Department of Industrial Development (became Department of Economic and Community Development) 1222 Andrew Jackson Building Commissioner Halbert Carter, Jr. Department of Insurance 114 State Office Building Commissioner Ben Gibbs Department of Labor C1-130 Cordell Hull Building Commissioner C. Richard Treadway Department of Mental Health 300 Cordell Hull Building William Smith, Adjutant General National Guard Amory Sidco Drive (37204) Commissioner Robin Beard/Commissioner Jane Hardaway Department of Personnel 1408 Andrew Jackson Building Commissioner Eugene Fowinkle Department of Public Health 344 Cordell Hull Building (37219) Cornelius Jones Executive Director Commission on Human Relations C3-305 Cordell Hull Building EXECUTIVE STAFF Ralph Marlatt, Administrative Assistant to the governor M. Lee Smith, Chief Counsel to the Governor Joe N. Hopper, Administrative Assistant to the Governor William H. Russell, Administrative Assistant to the governor Dale Young, Executive assistant to the Governor Ralph Griffith, Director of Information ad Assistant to the Governor Frank Barnett, Administrative Assistant to the Governor SERIES/SUB-SERIES Series No. 1 Title: Governor’s Personal File Volume or Box No.: 1-54 Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Cabinet, Staff Assistants, State Officials Boxes 1-9 2 Subject Files 9-17 3 Accomplishments of Dunn Administration Box 17 4 Commutations, Pardons Boxes 18-23 5 Appointments, Schedules Telephone calls Boxes 23-28 6 Invitations Boxes 28-54 Series No.: 2 M.L. Smith, Executive Assistant to Governor Boxes 55- Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Subject Files Boxes 55-83 2 Chip Christianson, Special Assistant, Files Boxes 83-85 3 Roger Kesley, Legal Assistant, Files Boxes 86-91 4 Records of Dale Young, Frank Barnett, and Bob Kabel, Staff Assistants Boxes 92-96 5 Extraditions, Renditions, Detainers Boxes 97-106 6 Subject Correspondence Boxes 107-111 Series No.: 3 Policy Planning Staff Boxes 112- Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Subject Files Boxes 112-116 2 Speeches Boxes 147-151 3 Gubernatorial Transition Boxes 151-154 4 Reading Files Boxes 155-161 Series No.: 4 Office of Information Boxes 1962- Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Certificates, Awards Box 162 2 Correspondence Boxes 162-185 3 Newsbriefs, Conferences, Releases Boxes 185-195 4 Photographs, Negatives Boxes 195-196 5 Proclamations Boxes 197-202 6 Memorabilia Boxes 202-203 Vol.: 1-8 7 Newspaper Clippings Boxes 204-214 Series No.: 5 Correspondence Boxes 215-365 Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Subject Correspondence Boxes 215-231 2 Departmental Correspondence Boxes 231-281 3 General Correspondence Boxes 282-365 Series No.: 6 Office of Urban and Federal Affairs Boxes 366-385 Sub-Series No.: Sub-Series Title: 1 Planning Projects Boxes 366-376 2 Grant Notifications Boxes 376-382 3 Revenue Sharing Boxes 382-385 CONTAINER LIST Series Number: Series Title: Governor’s Personal File Sub-Series Number:1 Sub-Series Title: Cabinet, Staff Assistants, State Officials ________________________________________________________________________ Box 1 1 Adams, Gerald 1974 2 Armour, Claude 1972 3 Armour, Claude 1972 4 Armour, Claude 1973 5 Armour, Claude 1974 6 Beard, Robin 1972 7 Blackwell, Steven 1973 8 Bradley, Leonard K. 1972 9 Bradley, Leonard K. 1973 10 Bradley, Leonard K. 1973 Box 2 1 Bradley, Leonard K. 1974 2 Bradley, Leonard K. 1974 3 Caldwell, Jim 1972 4 Caldwell, Jim 1973-73 5 Carmichael, Benjamin 1972 6 Carmichael, Benjamin 1973 7 Carmichael, Benjamin 1973 Box 3 1 Carmichael, Benjamin 1974 2 Carmichael, Benjamin 1972 3 Carter, Halbert L. 1972-73 4 Choate, Pat 1973 5 Choate, Pat 1974 6 Choate, Pat 1974-75 7 Christianson, Chip 1972 8 Duke, O. Grant 1972 9 Duke, O. Grant 1973 10 Fowinkle, Eugene 1972 Box 4 1 Fowinkle, Eugene 1973 2 Fowinkle, Eugene 1974 3 Friend, Fred 1972 4 Friend, Fred 1973 5 Friend, Fred 1974 6 Gibbs, Ben 1972 7 Griggs, Ernest 1973 8 Griggs, Ernest 1974 9 Hardaway, Jane 1972 10 Hardaway, Jane 1973 11 Hardaway, Jane 1974 Box 5 1 Hinton, Granville 1973 2 Hinton, Granville 1974 3 Hopper, Joe 1973-74 4 Jenkins, William L. 1972 5 Kabel, Bob 1973-75 6 Keathley, Richard F. 1973-74 7 Kesley, Howard 1972 8 Kesley, Howard 1973-74 9 Kesley, Richard 1972 10 Luttrell, Mark 1972 11 Luttrell, Mark 1973 12 Luttrell, Mark 1974 13 McDonald, Mac 1974 Box 6 1 Marlatt, Ralph 1972-73 2 Mask, John 1972 3 Mask, John 1973-74 4 Payne, Jim 1974 5 Russell, Bill 1972 6 Sasse, Gary 1972-73 7 Sasse, Gary 1973 8 Sasse, Gary 1974 9 Sinclair, Hugh 1973-74 10 Smith, M. Lee 1971-72 11 Smith, M. Lee 1972 Box 7 1 Smith, M. Lee 1973 2 Smith, M. Lee 1974 3 Smith, Robert 1972 4 Smith, Robert 1973 5 Smith, Robert 1974 6 Smith, Robert 1975 7 Smith, William C. 1972 8 Smith, William C. 1973-74 9 Thackston, Ed. Box 8 1 Thornton, Guilford 1973 2 Tidwell, George 1973 3 Tidwell, George 1973 4 Tidwell, George 1974 5 Tidwell, George 1974 6 Treadway, Richard 1973 7 Treadway, Richard 1974 8 Wade, Lawrence 1973-74 9 Wade, Lawrence 1974 Box 9 1 Welch, Ted 1971-74 2 Young, Dale 1973 3 Carr, Joe C. 1973 4 Curry, Tilden 1973 5 Pack, David 1973 6 Snodgrass, William R. 1973 7 Wilder, John S. 1973 8 Wiseman, Thomas A. 1973 Series Number: 1 Series Title: Governor’s Personal File Sub-Series Number: 2 Sub-Series Title: Subject Files Box 9 9 Commuted Sentence, 1964 Rape 1974 10 Sam House (Clemency) 1973 11 Clarence L. Collins (Capital Punishment) 1974-75 12 Independent Truckers Strike 1974 13 Labor Day Rock Concert 1973 14 Labor Day Rock Concert 1973 15 Energy Conservation 1973-74 16 Energy Conservation 1974 Box 10 1 Governor’s Conference, Energy Conservation 1974 2 Housing Development Agency 1972-74 3 Education Commission of the States 1972-73 4 Partners of America Program 1974 5 Tennessee Performing Arts Center 1972-74 6 Board of Regents 1971 7 Obion-Forked Deer Project 1973 8 Interstate 40 Through Overton Park 1972 9 Revenue Sharing 10 Union University Purchase 1971-72 Box 11 1 Urban Observatory 1972 2 Urban Observatory 1972 3 Urban Observatory 1972 4 Urban Observatory 1972 5 Urban Observatory 1972 6 Urban Observatory 1972 7 Riot Insurance 1972 8 Young Men’s Christian Association 1971 9 Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association 1971 10 Fish and Wildlife Co-ordination Act 1971 11 Family Planning Task Force 1971 12 Emergency School Assistance Plan 1971-73 Box 12 1 Airport and Airway Development Act 1970 2 Federal Coal Mine Act 1969 3 Federal Crime Insurance 1971 4 Federal Highway Act 1970 5 HEW-Labor Appropriations 1972 6 Library Services and Construction Act 1970 7 Higher Education Act of 1965 (Newsletter) 1970-72 8 Skilled Nursing Home Certification 1971 9 Community Service and Continuing Education Programs Proposal 1971-72 10 Community Service and Continuing Education Programs Proposal 1971 11 State Plan