Hugh L. Gordon was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1922. He joined the Army Air Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, flying a Northrup P-61. During fifteen months of combat duty, Gordon earned several decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. On discharge from the Army, he entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 1950 and a Master of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1951. Gordon joined the Lockheed-Georgia Company in 1951 as a Manufacturing Technician. He worked in a variety of positions within the company relating to labor and industrial relations, rising to the position of Director of Personnel. Gordon retired from Lockheed-Georgia in 1988. Gordon was active in community and business organizations. He was a founding member of the Atlanta Employers’ Voluntary Merit Employment Association (MEA) and the Private Industry Council of Atlanta (PIC). He also served as a Regional Executive for Region 4 of the National Alliance of Businessmen from 1974 to 1978.

Hugh Gordon assembled the collection over a period of years as the resource for a book project. As part of the donor agreement with the Archives, Gordon requested that the collection be named for himself, J. Joseph Kruse, and Fred R. Wentzel. It consists of ten series, which represent accessions from different sources.

Collections in this community

  • Hugh L. Gordon Papers, 1951-2009

    The Hugh L. Gordon Papers range from 1951 to 2009, with the bulk dating from 1966 to 1989. The majority of the documents were created by Gordon during the course of his duties as Director of Personnel at Lockheed-Georgia ...

Recent Submissions

  • Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon sound recording 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Mescon, Michael H.; Horsey, Richard H.; Young, Whitney M. (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-25)
    Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of speakers during Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966. The recording features Whitney M. Young, Jr., the Executive Director of the National ...
  • Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon transcript 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Mescon, Michael H.; Horsey, Richard H.; Kowalczyk, Midge.; Young, Whitney M. (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-25)
    The written transcript of Whitney Young's speech during the Dinkler Plaza Hotel luncheon in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12, 1966.
  • Interview with J. (John) Edward Stahl 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-25)
    Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of a telephone interview with J. (John) Edward Stahl by Hugh L. Gordon. Stahl discusses his education and his career at the Marietta location of Lockheed.
  • Interview with Clarence W. Sinkfield 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Patton, Randall L. (1958- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-24)
    Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of an interview with Clarence W. Sinkfield by Hugh L. Gordon and Randall Patton, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University.
  • Interview with Ernest "Pappy" Ross 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-24)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of a telephone interview with Ernest "Pappy" Ross by Hugh L. Gordon.
  • Interview with Victor L. Priebe 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-24)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of a telephone interview with Victor L. Priebe by Hugh L. Gordon. Priebe discusses his work as part of the organization, Jobs Now, from its conception in 1967-1968 to its end ...
  • Interview with Wade Mitchell 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-24)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of interview with Wade Mitchell by Hugh L. Gordon. Mitchell discusses his career with The Trust Company of Georgia from 1962 to 1993, particularly the years following 1968.
  • Interview with Harold S. Mintz 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-19)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of an interview with Harold S. Mintz by Hugh L. Gordon. Mintz, a retired manager with the Lockheed Marietta location, discusses his experiences with informally integrating a ...
  • Interview with Jim Mercer 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-19)
    Sound recording of a telephone interview digitized from an audiocassette with Jim Mercer by Hugh L. Gordon.
  • Interview with Jack McLendon 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-19)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of an interview with Jack McLendon by Hugh L. Gordon.
  • Interview with Pope Barrow McIntire 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-18)
    Sound recording of a telephone interview digitized from audiocassette with Pope Barrow McIntire by Hugh L. Gordon. McIntire was a partner of the King & Spalding law firm from 1953 to his retirement in 1987. He worked with ...
  • Interview with Sherman A. Martin 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-17)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of an interview with Sherman A. Martin by Hugh L. Gordon. Martin is a former executive with Lockheed Martin, working at both the Burbank and Marietta locations during his ...
  • Interview with William Layburn 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-17)
    Sound recording of a telephone interview digitized from audiocassette with William Layburn and Hugh L. Gordon. Layburn, who worked in the Personnel Department for Western Electric in Atlanta in the 1960s, discusses his ...
  • Interview with Gordon Kemp 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Patton, Randall L. (1958- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-15)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of an interview between Gordon Kemp, Hugh L. Gordon, and Randall Patton, Prof. of History at Kennesaw State University. Kemp discusses his childhood in northwest Atlanta near ...
  • Interview with Thomas K. Hamall 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-12)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of an interview between Thomas K. Hamall and Hugh L. Gordon. Hamall briefly recounts his upbringing and education, then moves on to his work experience. He worked in a number ...
  • Interview with Richard M. Drabant 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-12)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of a telephone interview between Richard M. Drabant and Hugh L. Gordon. They discuss Drabant's education at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, his employment ...
  • Interview with Sue Dominy 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-12)
    Sound recording digitized from an audiocassette of a telephone interview between Sue Dominy and Hugh L. Gordon. Sue worked in the employment office at Lockheed-Georgia and discusses hiring practices for African Americans ...
  • Interview with Lois Austin 

    Gordon, Hugh L. (1922- ).; Patton, Randall L. (1958- ). (Kennesaw State University Archives, 2016-08-11)
    Sound recording digitized from audiocassette of an interview between Lois Austin; Randall Patton, Professor of History at Kennesaw State University; and Hugh L. Gordon. Austin discusses her husband, Robert B. Troutman, ...