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[Identification of item], in the Moses Rochester Wright Papers, #1248-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Gift of Mrs. Moses R. Wright, 1947.

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• Democratic Party (U.S.)--History.
• Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
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• Wright, Moses Rochester, 1866-1925.

• Wright, Moses R., Commencement Sermon: The Berry Schools, Mount Berry, Ga. May 3, 1925, Southern Pamphlet Collection (So. Pam. 5610), Rare Book Collection, University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Moses Rochester Wright (1866-1925) was a lawyer and superior court judge of Rome, Ga. Wright was a well-regarded orator noted for his "silver tongue" and a proponent of good roads and juvenile court. He was also a member of the Democratic National Committee.

The collection contains letters received by Wright, memorial resolutions and tributes to Wright from organizations such as the Dixie Highway Association and the Rome Bar Association, and obituaries that ran in Georgia newspapers. Letters are primarily invitations to speak on topics such as good roads, the interests of the Democratic Party, and the need for patriotism during World War I. Other scattered letters pertain to both national and local politics.