- Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
- Title:
- Oral history interview with Marcus Collins, 2003 March 18
- Creator:
- Collins, Marcus
University of West Georgia. Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program - Contributor to Resource:
- Steely, Mel
- Publisher:
- Carrollton, Ga. : University of West Georgia Special Collections in association with the Digital Library of Georgia
- Date of Original:
- 2003-03-18
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--1951-
Governors--Georgia
Legislators--Georgia
Equal Rights Amendment
Bowers, Mike
Buris, Al
Busbee, Joe
Carter, Jimmy
Coverdell, Paul
Harris, Joe Frank
Howard, Pierre
Maddox, Lester
Miller, Zell
Murphy, Tom
Porter, Dubose
Twitty, Frank
Vandiver, Ernest
Williams, Bill - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, Albany, 31.57851, -84.15574
United States, Georgia, Grady County, 30.87467, -84.23443
United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, 31.22532, -84.19431 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
audio/ogg - Description:
- Marcus Collins was born in Albany, Georgia on January 25, 1927. He entered politics in 1961 and served eighteen years in the Georgia House of Representatives. Collins worked at the Revenue Commission until 1996 when he was appointed to the Tobacco Company Development Board as the executive director.; Interviewed by Mel Steely on March 18, 2003 at Collins's office.; This interview is primarily of Collins talking about his friendship with Speaker of the House Tom Murphy. Marcus Collins and Tom Murphy met in 1962 during that year's legislative session. Collins was the speaker's aide and good friend for many years. The beginning of the interview is a brief statement of Collins's early life and how he came to be involved in Georgia politics. This interview consists of one full tape and one side of a second tape.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:uwg_phc_collins20030318
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/uwg/phc/do:collins20030318
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [interview title], Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 95 mins.)
- Original Collection:
- Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program oral history interviews. Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections, Irvine Sullivan Ingram Library, State University of West Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- University of West Georgia. Special Collections
- Rights:
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