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Time Period: 1950-1959

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- Excerpts from A PLACE OF SPRINGS by Viola Goode Liddell.
- 1979-00-00
- In the book Liddell describes life and changes in Camden, Alabama, during the twentieth century; the author lived in the town from 1933 until her death in 1998. In the first passage she discusses the effects of the Great Depression in different...
- 2009-08-24
- Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1960-07-07
- This letter thanks Boykin for the complimentary speech he recently gave about the president. Also included is a copy of the speech, "Stand by the President." In it Boykin praises Truman for his success in ending the war, acknowledges problems...
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1959-12-26
- In this letter the president thanks Boykin for the turkey he sent and sends New Year greetings.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Ocllo Smith.
- 1959-12-12
- In this letter to his granddaughter, Frank tells of the money and gifts they have for her, explains the family's plans for Christmas, and describes gifts he has purchased for his servants.
- 2009-09-15
- Certificate for Frank W. Boykin from the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Inc.
- 1959-12-09
- This certificate thanks Boykin for his dedication to the development of the Coosa-Alabama River System.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Ocllo Smith to Frank and Ocllo Boykin.
- 1959-04-15
- Ocllo wrote this letter to her grandparents after participating in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. In it she thanks them for allowing her to be the "princess" representing Alabama.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Frances Smith.
- 1959-03-18
- This letter gives the details for the upcoming National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., where Frances's daughter Ocllo will represent Alabama in the parade.
- 2009-09-15
- Postcard from Coretta and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Clifford and Virginia Durr.
- 1959-02-27
- The Kings were in Bombay, India, when they sent this message: "Dear Friends, Greetings and best wishes from the land of Mahatma Gandhi. We're having a rich experience here. Warm regards, Coretta and Martin King."
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1959-01-30
- In this letter the senator thanks Boykin for his support but insists that he will not run for president in 1960.
- 2009-09-15
- Letters between Senator John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., and Governor John Patterson in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1959-01-30
- In the first letter, written January 26, 1959, Kennedy refers to Patterson's recent inauguration speech: "I enjoyed having an opportunity to read it and feel that it enabled me to get to know you a little better." He compliments several of...
- 2010-04-23
- Affidavit by George Wallace regarding his refusal to turn over voting records from Barbour and Bullock Counties to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
- 1959-01-26
- Wallace, judge of the Third Judicial Circuit Court, had been ordered to surrender the records by Frank M. Johnson, judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. In his statement Wallace describes a secret, late-night...
- 2010-06-09
- Inaugural program for Governor John Patterson of Alabama.
- 1959-01-19
- Albert Boutwell served as Patterson's lieutenant governor. The program also lists and pictures all the state department heads and executive officers.
- 2010-11-12
- 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
- "8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."
- 1958-12-23
- This article describes a suit filed in federal court to protest a Montgomery city ordinance requiring segregated parks and recreation facilities. The eight African Americans, represented by attorney Solomon S. Seay, Jr., ask that the ordinance be...
- 2010-01-25
- "City Commission Determined to Keep Parks Segregated."
- 1958-12-23
- This article discusses efforts in Montgomery to maintain segregated city parks: "...commissioners here, served with a copy of a complaint filed by Negroes in U.S. District Court, repeated earlier statements that come what may, parks in Montgomery...
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Frank W. Boykin.
- 1958-12-06
- In this letter the president thanks Boykin for the pecans and molasses he sent.
- 2009-09-15
- Report issued by the Macon County Committee of the Alabama legislature.
- 1958-10-03
- The Macon County Committee was created to study the possibility of abolishing the county or redrawing its boundary. The report discusses the public hearings held during the Committee's investigation and specifically describes the presentation of C....
- 2010-04-23
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Ocllo Smith.
- 1958-09-30
- In this letter to his granddaughter, Frank sends news of friends and family and mentions current events such as football at the University of Alabama and segregation in Arkansas.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Riley and Frances Smith and children.
- 1958-09-29
- Frank wrote this letter after attending a party hosted by his daughter and son-in-law. In it he congratulates them for the successful event and comments on the food and guests.
- 2009-09-15
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Frances McFarland.
- 1958-09-29
- This letter was written after the Boykins' friends Ward and Frances McFarland moved to Tuscaloosa from Mobile. In it Frank expresses admiration for Frances and her husband and sends regrets for not seeing her during a recent visit.
- 2009-09-15