Talk:Evelyn Gandy

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: , per the conversation at FAC I'll post clippings here as I create them. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 10:54, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clippings 

message: So far, including the FAC, I've posted clippings for 1939 and 1947-1951.  There probably won't be much pre-1947 but I'll post whatever I find in this section. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 15:33, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clippings pre 1947 

message: All the 1952 clippings concern her activities in the B&PW.
1953:
* Parole supervision re-appointment
* Becomes state president of the B&PW
* She was in hospital again in January 1953.  Apparently it was normal practice to publish the list of patient admissions and departures in the paper.
* Summary of B&PW offices held
There are a dozen or more stories mentioning her in her capacity as state president of the B&PW.
1954:
* Loses or gives up B&PW presidency
1955:
* She apparently declared for the 1955 Forrest County seat and then withdrew for health reasons
* Declares for race, part 2
* She declared before Colmer decided not to run again
1956:
* Changes affecting her job
* House purchase
* Speech on jury duty
1957:
* Speech on juvenile delinquency
* Speech on women's rights
1958:
* Notices of her speaking in numerous forums -- AAUW, B&PW, several others
* A notice in April that she's "of Jackson, formerly of Hattiesburg"
* and another reference to her as "Miss Evelyn Gandy, Hattiesburg and Jackson".  This includes rumours about her political plans.
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 20:03, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1952-58

message: For years before 1959, there are 20-40 mentions of her in the papers, so I haven't had much trouble skimming them all.  For 1959 there are 495 matches to a search for her name in a Mississippi paper.  I'm going to start with the top hits and clip things like her candidate announcement, the election win, and significant biographical coverage, but after that I will cut off the search once things start to get repetitive.  That's probably going to be true for subsequent years as she's a state-wide figure from this point on, so if there are particular things you'd like me to search for, let me know, otherwise I'll use my judgement. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 21:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1959

message: Lots of speeches given at various groups, on charity committees, etc., from this point on; I'll exclude all these.
* Appointed to state Board of PTA
** Done.
* bio -- I didn't spot anything new in this but clipped it in case I missed something
1961:
* Comments on the economy and rumours of running for lieutenant governor
* Political news/gossip
* Speech report with some quotes
1962:
* Acknowledges publicly that she plans to run for Lt Gov
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 20:03, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1960-62

message: There are tons of her ads; I'll just clip a couple but can clip others if you're interested. 
* 27 March Announces candidacy
* 4 August Campaign ad.  Describes herself as a "determined segregationist".
* 9 August In runoff
* 26 August Campaign ad.  Opposes re-election of Kennedy.
* 5 September Concession statement
--Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 20:03, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1963

message: A couple of statements in her role as Welfare Commissioner, but I'm not going to clip anything that looks like the sort of thing any Welfare Commissioner would say to the press or do -- e.g. "welfare payments are up this year".  That only leaves one marginally worthwhile clipping:
* Speculation about her plans
1965:
* Appointed to State Commission on Status of Women
** Done.
* Speculation that she may run for State Superintendent of Education...
* ...which she promptly denies
There are a couple of news stories about two black employees of hers who were denied permission to attend a conference, but the story has Gandy saying almost nothing about it and I can't find any followup so I don't think it's usable. 
1966: 
* More speculation.  I think it's unlikely you can use much of the speculation clippings, but there might be reason to mention it at some points -- e.g. if it's clear the speculation is widespread, something like "as had been expected by political observers" might be warranted.  I'm going to stop including these clippings unless they seem to have notable information.
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 20:03, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1964-66

message: * 16 February Confirms candidacy; this is the earliest date I've found for the story
* 23 February Confirms candidacy - another
* 10 March Member of Mental Health Commission
* 16 March Background on who supported which candidate in her first Lt Gov race
* 23 March Resigns to run, succeeded by her sister
** Done.
* 10 May Candidacy statement
* 30 August Statement on winning 
* 2 November Sample ballot showing almost no Republicans.  Not sure this is usable here, but it might be a good exhibit in an article about Mississippi politics.
* 17 November Thanks voters
* 20 November Official results
** Done. -Indy beetle (talk) 05:18, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clippings 1967 

message: * Statement on bond amendment -- this statement shows up in lots of clippings
* Probably not relevant for this article, but the new Governor fired her sister
* The bond amendment she opposed failed
There's an article about Gandy in the July 1968 issue of Southern Living.  Might be worth requesting at WP:RX; it might have more background or quotes. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 20:43, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1968-70

message: * 5 May Announce for Insurance Commissioner
* 9 July Campaign statement
* 29 July Campaign speech
* 2 August Campaign ad
* 25 August Thanks voters
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 21:08, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1971-74

message: * 11 January Enters race
* 25 May Formally announces candidacy
* 15 July Campaign interview
* 25 July Campaign interview
* 20 August Campaign ad
* 22 August Campaign interview
* 31 August Campaign interview
* 9 November To preside over all-male Senate
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 11:55, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1975

message: * Political criticism
* Appointments
** Added.
* Political criticism
* Takes office
* Use of state jet
* Profile
There's an article about Gandy in the Spring 1976 issue of New South Magazine; I can't find a copy online but it might be worth asking at WP:RX.
Nothing in 1977 worth clipping. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 12:54, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1976-79

message: * Turns down job offer from Winter
** Added.
* Accepts job in Dept of Mental Health
** Added.
* Named to Board of Visitors of Naval Academy
1981:
* Apparently she declared her interest in the 1983 race very early, though later clippings make it apparent she did not make any definite announcements till much later
* Race prospects
* Lt Gov salary.  I'm not sure if I've clipped enough to make this clear, but she was apparently the only Lt Gov in a long time to make it a full-time job -- the salary of $15,000 was too low for it to attract well-off candidates.  It was raised to $34,000 for her successor.
* New job title
** Added.
-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 14:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1980-82

message: * 13 July Campaign ad
* 24 July Editorial endorsement, gives her position on several issues
* 7 August Political analysis
* 21 August Campaign coverage
* 21 August Political analysis
* 11 September Campaign analysis, part 2; mentions "stain" of association with Bilbo
There's some coverage of her plan to get tougher in the runoff, but I think the article already covers that well enough that the clippings would add nothing. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 14:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1983-87

message: 1988:
* Her mother dies
1990: Profile, part 2
1994: New job with CET
** Added.
2000: Portrait; the artist appears not to be notable so this may not be worth mentioning
2001: Profile, with some anecdotes.
** Added.
Gandy was apparently the second woman to run for Governor of Mississippi; Mary Cain was the first.
That's everything I could find; I hope some of this is useful. Mike Christie (talk - contribs -  library) 15:41, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Clippings 1988-2007