3 linear feet, 1 linear inch, 7 containers

The material in this collection consists of book drafts, manuscripts, outlines, correspondence, photographs, audio cassettes, speeches, interview transcripts, news clippings, notes, and research material. The material relates to Jack Bass’ work on Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. and the South’s Fight Over Civil Rights. The materials focus on the life of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., whose judicial career included service on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The bulk of the collection was created and maintained circa 1987-1993, although some of the content dates from approximately 1956-1997.

Jack Bass

Jack Bass was born in 1934 in South Carolina. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. He went on to study as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and later completed a Ph.D. at Emory University in American Studies. Following a decade of work as a newspaper editor and reporter, he spent two years at Duke University as a research scholar, followed by eighteen months at the Institute of Legal History at the University of South Carolina.

He was twice named South Carolina “Journalist of the Year.” Bass has served as a Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi and a Professor of Humanities and Social Science at the College of Charleston. Bass is also the author/co-author of several books.

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The records of the Jack Bass Papers contain one series and is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Series I: Jack Bass' Subject Files - NAID 2023658

This series was opened in September 2010. This series contains book drafts, manuscripts, outlines, correspondence, photographs, audiocassettes, speeches, interview transcripts, news clippings, notes, and research materials relating to Jack Bass’ work on Taming the Storm: The Life and Times of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. and the South’s Fight Over Civil Rights. Arranged alphabetically by folder title.

Restrictions on Access: These papers contain documents restricted in accordance with applicable executive order(s), which governs National Security policies, applicable statutes/agency restrictions, and material which has been closed in accordance with the donor’s deed of gift.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction: Copyright interest in these papers has been donated to the United States Government. Some of the records may be subject to copyright restrictions (i.e. newspapers, publications, etc.). Researchers should contact the publisher for further information.

The records are held at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, 441 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.

Johnson, Jr. , Frank M. (1918-1999)

Wallace, George (1919-1998)

Bass, Jack (1934-2026)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Supreme Court of the United States

Alabama

Georgia

1987-1993

Jack Bass’ Subject Files

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Preferred citation: [Type of Document], [Names of Sender and Recipient or Title of Document], [Date], [Collection Title], [Series Title], [Folder Title], [Box Number], Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.

Acquisition information: These donated historical materials were received under provisions of the instrument of gift that Jack Bass signed on January 13, 2005.

Processing information: The first series of the collection was opened in 2010.