Emily Dolvin
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Emily Frances Gordy Dolvin (October 3, 1912 – December 2, 2006), also known as Aunt Sissy, was an American educator, historic preservationist, political campaigner and civic leader from the state of Georgia.
Dolvin was born in 1912 in
After graduating from the
In 1951, Emily Dolvin participated in the organization of the Roswell Youth Recreation Committee. This committee created the
In 1966, Dolvin became involved in the support of the political career of her nephew Jimmy and was often referred to as Jimmy Carter's Aunt Sissy. In 1970, she was a staff member, host, and delegate for the Georgia Democratic Party, and she was the inauguration reception chairman for Carter's inauguration as governor of Georgia in 1971, and served as the volunteer coordinator for Carter's gubernatorial campaigns. Dolvin also served as a member of the Commission on the Status of Women from August 11, 1972, to April 1, 1974.
During Carter's
Dolvin's home, the W.J. Dolvin house, is located next to Bulloch Hall in the Historic District of Roswell and is often referred to as “President Jimmy Carter’s Roswell White House”. It is one of the few examples of late-Victorian architecture in that city.[citation needed]
An elder of the Roswell Presbyterian Church, Dolvin also founded the Refuge Resettlement Ministry. In 1992, Dolvin married a second time to Hubert “Hu” B. Visscher, but never legally took his name. She was named to the list of Roswell's 15 Most Remarkable Citizens in 2004. Dolvin died at age 94 of congestive heart failure at her Roswell home on December 2, 2006.
References
- 'Emily Gordon Dolvin: 1912-2006; "Aunt Sissy' a big boost for Carter, volunteers", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 42006
- "Death claims Emily Dolvin, longtime pillar of Roswell community", North Fulton Neighbor, December 6, 2006, p. 5A
- Emily Dolvin papers archived at the Jimmy Carter Center
- New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for Roswell, Georgia Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- "It's a Clash of the Clans", Time Magazine, Nation section, October 11, 1976
- City of Roswell, Georgia, Comprehensive Plan 2025, Chapter 6: Historic Preservation Element, November 7, 2005, p. 175