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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 2: Contracts, Grants, & Purchase Orders],
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- Series 1: Correspondence
- Folder 1: TVA: Headquarters Relocation (1979-1980)
- Folder 2: U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency: Syria-Damascus Water Project (1979-1980)
- Folder 3: Shoals American Industries, Inc.: Cash Flow Projections by Project (1979-1982)
- Folder 4: Small Business Administration (1979-1983)
- Folder 5: Small Business Administration (1979-1983)
- Folder 6: Leucaena Leucocephala Tree (1980)
- Folder 7: Supreme Court Rulings (1980;1982-1983)
- Folder 8: TVA: Programs and Services Concerns (1980-1983)
- Folder 9: Visa and Passport Inquiries (1980-1983)
- Folder 10: Barrett Shelton: TVA Distinguished Citizen Banquet (1981)
- Folder 11: Highway I-565 Construction (1981)
- Folder 12: John McLain and Department of the Army (1981)
- Folder 13: TVA: Employment Inquiries (1981-1983)
- Folder 14: TVA: Employment Inquiries (1981-1983)
- Folder 15: TVA: Employee State of Affairs (1981-1983)
- Folder 16: TVA: Employee State of Affairs (1981-1983)
- Folder 17: Hearings (1982)
- Folder 18: Ocoee River (1982)
- Folder 19: Staff Commendments (1983)
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