SCOPE AND CONTENT

John Ellington and Ann Ellington-Wagner, son and daughter of Buford Ellington, donated his collection to the Albert Gore Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University in 1998. Documents covering primarily the period from 1957 to 1972 and relating to Ellington’s political career comprise the majority of the 20.0 linear foot collection.

The Buford Ellington Collection includes articles and journals from 1965 to 1972, books related to Tennessee or U.S. government, speeches given by Ellington, and memorabilia from Ellington’s political career. In addition, the collection has numerous scrapbooks that have articles and photographs from Ellington’s career as governor of Tennessee. There are also photographs of various political events such as gubernatorial and presidential inaugurations, celebrations, and political campaigns.