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Folder Title: 1932-1934

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- Letters between Rachel Wheeler in Selma, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller.
- 1934-03
- In the first letter, written March 23, 1934, Wheeler explains that she is an African American widow with three children; she asks the governor for financial assistance because she is unable to get work or relief money in Dallas County. In the...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mrs. Deller Williams in Brookwood, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1934-03
- In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Mrs. Williams explains that her children have not been able to go to school because she cannot afford shoes and clothes for them. She also mentions that her husband has been arrested. In the second...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank Carter in Flomaton, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1934-03
- In the first letter, written March 21, 1934, Carter explains that he is a sixty-four-year-old blind African American with no family or means of support. His home was recently sold to pay back taxes, and he asks the governor for advice and financial...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Jake Ward, a seventh grader at the school in Malvern, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-05
- In the letter Jake explains that his school cannot afford to stay open; he asks the governor to "call the Legislature together and let us have enough money to run the school the full year."
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Harry Peterman, a senior at the high school in Slocomb, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-05
- In the letter Harry explains that his school will close on January 26 if the state does not provide money for it. He asks the governor to convene the legislature to redistribute funding: "The attendance are increasing although education finances...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Bertha Mae Byrd, a fourteen-year-old student at Kinsaul Junior High School in Newton, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-05
- In the letter Bertha explains that her school can not afford to stay open, and she asks the governor and the legislature to find a way to prevent the closing.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from James Paulk, a student at the school in Malvern, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01-04
- In the letter James explains that his school cannot afford to stay open, and he asks for the governor's assistance: "Wont [sic] you call the Legislature together and tell them how very important it is to us, to them, to the state of [sic] large and...
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between J. J. Collins, principal of Kinsaul Junior High School in Newton, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1934-01
- In the first letter, written January 5, 1934, Collins asks the governor to do all he can to prevent school closings; he also mentions that he has enclosed letters from his students on the subject. In the second letter, written January 6, 1934,...
- 2009-09-15
- Correspondence dealing with a proposed dog fight in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 1934-01
- The first two letters, written January 20 and 22, 1934, are from American Humane Association representatives Richard C. Craven and N. J. Walker. They inform Governor Benjamin Miller of dog fights to be held in Tuscaloosa by the American Pit Bull...
- 2009-09-15
- RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
- 1933-10-22
- In this address, the fourth "Fireside Chat," President Roosevelt discusses New Deal programs that have been enacted to improve the country's economic situation. He mentions a recent rise in employment; the Civilian Conservation Corps; relief...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Governor Benjamin Miller to all department heads and state employees in Alabama.
- 1933-10-09
- In the letter Governor Miller announces a "monster parade" to be held on October 19 to support the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act. To encourage state employees to participate in the parade, he has declared a half holiday on that...
- 2009-09-15
- Correspondence dealing with a strike at the Mobile Cotton Mills in Crichton, Alabama.
- 1933-10
- In the first letter, written October 31, 1933, Harry H. Smith describes the strike to Governor Benjamin Miller. To protest alleged violations of the National Recovery Administration's textile code, the strikers have been harassing the mill's...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from the parade committee for the National Recovery Administration's "Victory Buy Now Celebration" in Flushing, New York, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1933-09-12
- In the letter the Flushing committee invites Alabama to participate in a pageant to be held on September 28. The theme of the parade, which will feature floats from each of the states and territories, will be "Every State--Every Citizen--In Line...
- 2009-09-15
- Blue Eagle Letter No. 5 from Boaz Long, chief of the Recovery Boards Section of the Blue Eagle Division, National Recovery Administration.
- 1933-08-29
- The letter lists codes for specific industries that have recently been approved by the NRA.
- 2009-09-15
- Blue Eagle Letter No. 4 from Boaz Long, chief of the Recovery Boards Section of the Blue Eagle Division, National Recovery Administration.
- 1933-08-28
- In the letter Long discusses the duties and authority of local NRA committees and boards. Because the program is new and its guidelines have not been finalized, the national board asks the local groups to be cautious and avoid punishing suspected...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Thomas S. Hammond, executive director of the Blue Eagle Division of the National Recover Administration, to employers in the United States.
- 1933-08-24
- In the letter Hammond explains how businesses can get the Blue Eagle symbol, which they can display to show compliance with the "President's Reemployment Agreement." He also discusses exceptional cases, in which employers can get the symbol without...
- 2009-09-15
- "President's Reemployment Agreement" from Franklin D. Roosevelt, to be signed and submitted by employers in the United States.
- 1933-07-27
- The agreement was drafted as part of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. By signing it employers agreed to promote the efforts of the National Recovery Administration: "...the undersigned hereby agrees with the President as follows:...Not...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Mrs. David Smoot in Vida, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1933-07-13
- In the letter Mrs. Smoot explains that her fourteen-year-old daughter will soon lose her job because of recent legislation addressing child labor: "Monday President Roosevelt's new rule for textile mills becomes effective and while it is a...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Simon Tricksey, Sr., in Sunflower, Alabama, to Governor Benjamin Miller, and the response written by John H. Peach, Governor Miller's legal advisor.
- 1933-07
- In the first letter, written July 7, 1933, Tricksey explains that he is an African American with a large family to support. He has just lost his job with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and he asks the governor to help him get employment or...
- 2009-09-15
- Correspondence dealing with a Communist activities in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1932-10
- In the first letter Brigadier General J. C. Persons of the Alabama National Guard sends Governor Benjamin Miller an account of recent events in Birmingham, which was submitted by another officer. The second letter contains the report of Second...
- 2009-08-24