Republican Party of Forrest County Records

This collection largely consists of the 1959-1963 correspondence of Fred D. Montague and Forrest County Republican Party Chairman, Clarence E. Tolar. Most of the correspondence was received from the Mississippi Republican Party headquarters, and much of this was signed by the state chairman, Wirt A. Yerger, Jr. Letters from other individuals and organizations are present, and some outgoing correspondence is also included. Much of the earlier correspondence concerns political patronage positions at the Hattiesburg Post Office and the 1960 census. Other correspondence is concerned with local meetings, fund raising, and attempts to increase Republican Party membership and support for state and national candidates. Other materials include the following: pamphlets and booklets that promote Republican Party positions and candidates, a copy of the 1963 party by-laws, a fund-raising manual, audits of the state party treasury, and miscellaneous materials such as fund-raising dinner tickets and pledge cards.