John Hood Papers
Dates
1931-2009
Creator
Hood, John
Summary/Abstract
John Hood was the representative for the 48th District in the Tennessee General Assembly House of Representatives from 1996-2008. He was also formerly a member of the Rutherford County Commission and the Murfreesboro School Board. This collection houses records from Hood’s tenure as representative in Tennessee’s congress.
Quantity/Physical Description
Approximately 16.75 linear feet
Language(s)
English
Repository
Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, (615) 898-2632
Restrictions on Access
None
Copyright
It is presumed that corporate and individual copyrights in manuscripts, photographs, and other materials have been retained by the copyright owners. Copyright restrictions apply. Users of materials should seek necessary permissions from the copyright hold
Preferred Citation
(Box Number, Folder Number), John Hood Papers, Albert Gore Research Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Acquisition
John Hood, November 17, 2008
Processed By
Zach Kautzman, Graduate Assistant, 2017
Arrangement
This collection is arranged predominantly by congressional term.
Biographical Note
John Hood has served Middle Tennessee State University and the state of Tennessee most of his career. Born in Rutherford County in 1931, he attended Crichlow Elementary, Central High School, and graduated from Middle Tennessee State College (later MTSU) with his B.S. in 1954. Upon his graduation from MTSC, he served in the U.S. Army in the Army Security Agency from 1954 until 1956. Following his military service, Mr. Hood worked in broadcasting at WGNS and WMTS.
Over the years he has held several positions at Middle Tennessee State University, including the first director of Development, administrative assistance to President Melvin G. Scarlett, and starting in 2008 as director of Government and Community Affairs. During this time he continued his education at Middle Tennessee State University and earned his M.ED. in 1974.
Mr. Hood worked at Sun Trust Bank as the Vice President of Marketing from 1976 until 1996, his election as State Representative. Previous to his tenure in the Tennessee Legislature, he served on the Rutherford County Commission from 1966 until 1976. After John Bragg retired from politics, Mr. Hood ran for and won the election for state representation in Tennessee 48th District, serving in that capacity from 1996 until 2008.
Scope and Content
cope and Content: The John Hood papers consist of political papers related to his time as an elected official. The bulk of the papers include materials related to legislation passed while he was a representative. The collection also includes papers on transportation committees, TennCare budgets, State Budgets reports, and correspondence from constituents.
These series are arranged in the following order:
Series 1: 103rd General Assembly Bills and Resolutions (49 Folders)
This series contains bills and resolutions from the 103rd general assembly in 2003-2004
Series 2: 104th General Assembly Bills and Resolution (19 Folders)
This series contains bills and resolutions from the 104th general assembly in 2005-2006
Series 3: 104th General Assembly 2nd Session Bills and Resolutions (41 Folders)
This series contains bills and resolutions from the 104th general assembly in 2005-2006
Series 4: 105th General Assembly Bills and Resolutions (79 Folders)
This series contains bills and resolutions from the 105th general assembly in 2007-2008
Series 5: 105th General Assembly Bills and Resolutions 2nd Session (24 Folders)
This series contains bills and resolutions from the 105th general assembly in 2007-2008
Series 6: Correspondence (77 Folders)
This series contains correspondence between Hood and his constituents
Series 7: Regional Transportation (7 Folders)
This series covers legislation and correspondence regarding Rutherford county transportation
Series 8: TennCare (4 Folders)
This series holds information related to the TennCare policies in TN
Series 9: Research Review (5 Folders)
The research review was a newsletter for congressional members. This series covers the year 2008 Series
10: Requests (8 Folders)
This series covers constituent requests sent to Hood
Series 11: Legislative Research Materials (28 Folders)
This series contains materials related to drafting legislation during Hood’s tenure as representative
Series 12: Budget Reports (8 Folders)
These reports cover the TN state budget from 1997-2001.
Series 13: Agency Strategic Plans (12 Folders)
These reports cover the TN state budget from 2004-2008.
Series 14: Newspapers (1 Folder)
This series contains a history of TN newspapers
Series 15: Maps (1 Folder)
This series contains metropolitan maps of Nashville
Series 16: A/V Material
This series contains audio cassettes, and a legislative review interview on VHS
Associated Materials
None
Related Collections
None
Subject Terms
Persons/Families
Hood, John
Organizations/Corporate Names
Places
Tennessee
Subjects (General)
Tennessee politics
Occupations
Material Types
Legislative bills and proclamations, Reports, Correspondence, Newspaper articles, Audio cassettes
Albert Gore Research Center
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