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By Dixie Norwood
Collection Overview
Abstract
A native of Florence, Ronnie G. Flippo entered Florence State University in the early 1960s and earned a bachelor's in accounting in 1965. He continued his education at the Univeristy of Alabama, receiving his Masters in Accounting. He became a part-time instructor at his alma mater in 1968. By the early 1970s, his interest in politics began. He successfully ran and was elected to the Alabama House of Representative and served two terms. In 1975, he won a seat in the Alabama Senate. In 1976, Flippo won Alabama's Fifth district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to the House Way and Means Committee in 1983, becoming the first Alabamian to serve on this panel in over 70 years. He served as chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology's Space Science Subcommittee during the development of the Space Shuttle Columbia. He also chaired the Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus and was a strong advocate for the TVA's reorganization and modernization. He retired from Congress in 1991 and opened a private management and lobbying firm in Florence.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains correspondence, contracts, grants, and purchase orders on several projects that Congressman Ronnie G. Flippo worked on.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Correspondence],
[Series 2: Contracts, Grants, & Purchase Orders],
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- Series 2: Contracts, Grants, & Purchase Orders
- Folder 1: TVA: Continued Access to FFB Funding (No Date)
- Folder 2: HHS Research Projects and Programs (1977;1980-1982)
- Folder 3: NASA: Thiokal Corporation and Marshall Space Flight Center (1977; 1980-1983)
- Folder 4: HHS Research Projects and Programs (1977-1981)
- Folder 5: EPA Hazardous Waste Programs (1977-1982)
- Folder 6: Government Defense Contracts (1978-1979;1980-1981)
- Folder 7: National Endowment for the Arts (1978-1982)
- Folder 8: DOT (1979-1980)
- Folder 9: DOT: FFA Airport Development and Program (1979-1980;1982)
- Folder 10: National Science Foundation (1979-1980)
- Folder 11: DOT: Pipeline Safety Program (1979-1981)
- Folder 12: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1979-1981)
- Folder 13: EPA Hazardous Waste Programs (1979-1982)
- Folder 14: National Endowment for Humanities (1979-1982)
- Folder 15: FCC Fee Refund Phase II (September 3, 1980)
- Folder 16: Department of Treasury (1980-1981)
- Folder 17: TVA: Labor Problems and District Incidents (1980-1981)
- Folder 18: TVA: Nuclear (1980-1981)
- Folder 19: TVA: Pickwick Reservoir Plan (1980-1981)
- Folder 20: TVA: Pickwick Reservoir Plan (No Date)
- Folder 21: National Transmission Safety Board: Incident Report (September 16, 1980)
- Folder 22: Small Business: Economic Conditions and Interest Rates (1981)
- Folder 23: United States Post Office Administration Change Proposal (February 6, 1981)
- Folder 24: Julie Research Labs vs. The Army Missile Command Hearings and Controversy (1981)
- Folder 25: Army Chemical Sets Studies. Contracts, and Scholarship Awards (1980-1982)
- Folder 26: GSA Public Services (1980-1982)
- Folder 27: TVA: Programs (1980-1982)
- Folder 28: Veterans Administration (1980-1982)
- Folder 29: DOT: United States Coast Guard (1982)
- Folder 30: National Labor Relations Board: Martin M. Arlock (January 27, 1982)
- Folder 31: Department of the Army: Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Action Team (March 18, 1982)
- Folder 32: University of Alabama Energy and Water Development TVA Request (March 31, 1982)
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