- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Paul Coverdell
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1980
- Subject:
- Parties--Georgia--Atlanta
Neighborhoods--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Coverdell, Paul Douglas, 1939-2000
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color transparencies
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Georgia State Senator Paul Coverdell (left) at a Fourth of July party in Atlanta, Georgia
Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an insurance executive who served in the Georgia State Senate from 1970-1989 as a Republican. He was the Director of the Peace Corps from 1989-1991, and was subsequently elected to the United States Senate in 1992. He served in the Senate until his death in 2000 and is best remembered for his role in creating a strong Republican Party in Georgia as well as the Coverdell Education Savings Account. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/3745
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs
MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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