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- Brochure from the Deutschland Ordnance Company in Santa Rosa, California, advertising weapons, ammunition, and uniforms.
- Included are advertisements for a 20-millimeter Solothurn S18-1000, a 20-millimeter Finnish Lahti, and a 20-millimeter M42 recoilless rifle. The first two guns are anti-tank rifles.
- 2009-09-11
- "Wallace for Governor: 'Our kind of man.'"
- Leaflet promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It discusses his stance on issues such as taxation, medical service, public education, gender equality ("Alabama's women will have their rightful place in state government"),...
- 2010-11-08
- "Wallace for Governor."
- Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It discusses the "highlights and achievements" of the previous Wallace administrations (both his and Lurleen's), ending with their commitment to the "American Way of Life". The...
- 2010-11-08
- "Wallace for Governor."
- Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It focuses on his commitment to the "working people" and his cooperation with organized labor: "Wallace is first with labor because Wallace puts labor first!"
- 2010-11-08
- "'Our Kind of Man': Wallace for Governor."
- Small flier promoting George Wallace in the 1970 gubernatorial campaign. It focuses on his plans for securing "educational excellence" and "economic progress."
- 2010-11-08
- "Alabama Voters To Determine Fate Of Third National Party?"
- Article written by Bill Kennedy for his column, "Branch Head Bill Says!" In it Kennedy promotes George Wallace because he poses the "threat of a third national party," which he proved when he "organized and led a 10-million-vote...
- 2010-11-08
- Letter from Judge W. W. Callahan in Decatur, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1833-11-14
- Judge Callahan oversaw the trials of the "Scottsboro Boys" after Judge James E. Horton was removed from the case. In the letter Callahan explains that troops will not be needed to protect the prisoners and maintain order in the town: "I do not...
- 2010-06-09
- Letters between J. Han Hays and others in Warrior, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910-02
- In the first letter, written February 8, 1910, the men ask Bankhead to support legislation that would protect farmers from gambling in the markets for cotton and other farm products. In the second letter, written February 14, 1910, Bankhead assures...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between J. H. Rawls in Winfield, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910-02
- In the first letter, written February 14, 1910, Rawls asks Bankhead to support legislation that would protect farmers from gambling in the markets for cotton and other farm products. In the second letter, written February 18, 1910, Bankhead...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between Robert Lee in Birmingham, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04
- In the first letter, written April 11, 1917, Lee suggests that United States should build its army through volunteers first, and use conscription only to fill out the lower ranks: "Many a man will volunteer when he would feel disgraced to be...
- 2009-06-25
- Letters between E. L. More in River Falls, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04
- In the first letter, written April 19, 1917, More tells Bankhead that citizens in River Falls support President Wilson's selective service legislation, and he suggests that most voters in Alabama feel the same way. In the second letter, written...
- 2009-06-25
- Telegram from W. P. Lay to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-15
- In the message Lay supports Bankhead's stance against conscription. He suggests that an increase in pay for soldiers will encourage more men to volunteer for service: "Increase the pay for volunteers to serve in Europe to four or five times the...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from H. K. Milner in Birmingham, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-19
- In the letter Milner asks Bankhead to support a bill that would require six months of military training for all American men at the age of nineteen; this would create an experienced reserve of soldiers who could be called to duty during a defensive...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Stewart J. Lloyd, a professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-19
- In the letter Lloyd asks Bankhead to support the selective service legislation sponsored by President Wilson. The Selective Service Act, which required men from ages twenty-one to thirty to register for military service, was passed in May 1917. At...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter and resolution from the Community Club of Birmingham, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-20
- In the letter and resolution the club members endorse President Wilson's selective service legislation and ask the Alabama congressional delegation to support it. The Selective Service Act, which required men from ages twenty-one to thirty to...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from Joseph F. Kohlenberg in Hanceville, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-04-24
- In the letter Kohlenberg asks Bankhead to vote against President Wilson's selective service legislation; he believes that the majority of Alabama citizens are against the bill: "Mr. Bankhead, I do not believe that you are one of the Senators that...
- 2009-06-25
- Letter from T. Arnold Hill of the National Urban League in New York, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1931-01-01
- In the letter Hill, director of the League's Department of Industrial Relations, encourages Governor Miller to give African Americans employment opportunities in the public works projects that will be funded through recent federal legislation: "It...
- 2009-09-15
- Correspondence to Governor Benjamin Miller, discussing violence in Camp Hill, Alabama, between members of the Alabama Sharecroppers Union and county officials.
- 1931-07
- The ASCU was established by the Communist Party in 1931, and most of its members were African Americans. The letters are from L. N. Duncan, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, and Bradford Knapp, president of Auburn University....
- 2009-09-15
- Telegrams between Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932-02
- In the first message, sent February 28, 1932, Bingham asks for the number of people in Alabama who are starving and the number who cannot find work. In the second message, sent February 29, 1932, Miller replies that he does not have the details...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between M. H. Sterne in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932-05
- In the first letter, written May 13, 1932, Sterne suggests that "there is no form of relief through public works so quick or that will mean so large a percentage of disbursements for labor as road building." He has noticed that pending legislation...
- 2009-09-15