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- Telegram from the members of the Chamber of Commerce in Huntsville, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin M. Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-08-15
- The message, which was sent during a statewide strike, asks the governor to meet with a delegation of Huntsville businessmen who want to discuss the "grave situation existing here."
- 2010-07-27
- Letters between M. W. Darby, general manager at Cherry Cotton Mills in Florence, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09
- In the first letter, written September 18, 1934, Darby describes the effect of the current national textile strike on his company. Armed strikers have been threatening employees, so the mill has been shut down. He asks the state to intercede since...
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers of America in Washington, D.C., to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09-01
- Gorman was the chairman of the National Special Strike Committee of the union. In the message he announces that a strike will soon begin in textile mills across the country. He explains the workers' demands and maintains that "our strike will be an...
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from R. A. Wells, manager of the Bemis Brothers Bag Company in Talladega, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09-06
- In the message Wells asks the governor to forbid the "invasion of one county by forces flying squadrons...from another county." He is referring to groups of strikers who traveled to Southern mills promoting union involvement.
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from O. F. Woolf, secretary of the United Textile Workers of America, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-09-19
- In the message Woolf commends the governor for not sending National Guardsmen to interfere with the textile strike: "Seven hundred workers out and peace and quiet prevails but if guards were stationed here trouble would be inevitable."
- 2010-02-10
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to Bob and Jack Boykin.
- 1940-00-00
- Frank sent this telegram to wish his twin sons, Bob and Jack, a happy nineteenth birthday.
- 2009-09-15
- "Menu from the House of Representatives Restaurant at the U.S. Capitol."
- 1943-04-00
- This menu from the House restaurant in Washington, D.C., is signed by many of Boykin's colleagues.
- 2009-09-15
- Flier for the air show and dedication of Grove Hill Airport.
- 1948
- This flier announces the dedication of the Grove Hill Airport, at which Boykin will give an address.
- 2009-09-15
- "Re-elect Boykin to Congress."
- 1948-05-04
- This colorful flier was issued during Boykin's congressional campaign of 1948.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frances Smith to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- 1959-00-00
- In this letter to her parents, Frances thanks them for their hospitality and generosity during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
- 2009-09-15
- Invitation to the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy.
- 1961-01-20
- This invitation to the presidential inauguration of 1961 includes pictures of President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Beppie Boykin to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1962-00-00
- Beppie wrote this letter to her father-in-law after he lost his seat in the House of Representatives. In it she encourages him and compliments his character.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to Lister Hill.
- 1963-01-31
- In this message to Senator Hill, Boykin asks him to support a building project at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from the secretary of Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu of South Vietnam, to Craig T. Sheldon in Fairhope, Alabama.
- 1964-08-27
- Ngo Dinh Nhu was the brother and political advisor of South Vietnam's first president; he was assassinated in 1963. In this letter his wife declines to become a member of the International Anti-Communist Brigade but offers "to send you from time to...
- 2010-01-25
- "It Takes Courage! Wallace Has It! Do You?"
- 1968-00-00
- Brochure promoting George Wallace in the 1968 presidential campaign. The publication gives biographical details and notes about Wallace's political accomplishments, and it compares his views with those of the Democratic and Republican candidates....
- 2009-09-04
- Letter from Frances Smith to Ocllo Boykin.
- 1971-12-25
- In this letter to her mother, Frances recalls her father's letters and personality.
- 2009-09-15