Nash and Taggart Collection
Title
Jere Nash Interview with Tommy Gollott
Identifier
NT_interview_30
Creation Date
7-28-2004
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Description
Interview conducted by author Jere Nash with state senator Tommy Gollott from the Gulf Coast in the process of writing Mississippi Politics: The Struggle for Power, 1976-2006. Topics covered included gambling legislation; history of illegal gambling on the coast; Gollott's father's campaign for the legislature against C.L. Bullock; Gollott's campaign for the legislature; Gulf Coast legislators; Upton Sisson; Gerald Blessey; lottery; Hainon Miller; Brad Dye; Buddy Newman; Sonny Meredith; and gambling legislation on ships.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Gollott, Tommy; Political campaigns -- Mississippi; Elections -- Mississippi; Gambling -- Law and legislation; Mississippi. Legislature; Gulf Coast (Miss.); Sisson, Upton; Blessey, Gerald; Lotteries -- Law and legislation -- Mississippi; Miller, Hainon; Dye, Brad; Newman, Buddy; Meredith, Sonny;
Relational Format
audio recording
Extent
1900-01-00
Original Format
born digital audio
Original Collection
Nash and Taggart Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
original file name: 10026_TommyGollott_2004Jul28_1h14min; the author's original, unofficial transcript is available here, but users should note that spelling and accuracy is not assured