"Agnes Baggett for State Treasurer."

Leaflet from Agnes Baggett's reelection campaign for state treasurer. It features an image of Baggett wearing an apron and sweeping a pile of papers and books in an office, accompanied by a quote from the Alabama Journal: "Alabama's housewife of politics - Agnes Baggett - literally ho...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/7153
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Summary:Leaflet from Agnes Baggett's reelection campaign for state treasurer. It features an image of Baggett wearing an apron and sweeping a pile of papers and books in an office, accompanied by a quote from the Alabama Journal: "Alabama's housewife of politics - Agnes Baggett - literally housecleaned the State Treasurer's office, removing stacks of antiquated records and other useless clutter." Baggett served as Alabama's state auditor from 1955 to 1959; state treasurer from 1959 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1975; and secretary of state from 1951 to 1955, 1963 to 1967, and 1975 to 1979.