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- Letter from Frank W. Boykin to Alphonse Lucas.
- 1969-03-05
- In this letter to his former personal secretary, Boykin thanks him for the birthday telegram he sent and gives a report on his health. Lucas worked with Boykin for over fifty years.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegrams to and from Governor George Wallace and John F. Kennedy regarding civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
- 1863-05-00
- 2011-09-08
- Letter from Frank and Ocllo Boykin to Bruce and Ocllo Robertson.
- 1962-09-01
- This brief message was sent after the birth of the Boykins' first great-grandchild. In it, Frank expresses his happiness and congratulates the new parents. Apparently, this is a transcription of a telegram.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Mayor Fred Wilson in Monroe, North Carolina.
- 1961-08-28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who recently entered Monroe, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to commend you for your strong stand for good law enforcement and the position that you have taken against the so-called...
- 2012-01-27
- Telegram from Governor John Patterson to Governor Terry Sanford in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- 1961-08-28
- In the message Patterson discusses the Freedom Riders who have entered North Carolina, expressing support and sympathy: "I wish to advise you that the people of this state view with alarm the invasion of your state by outside rabble rousers and law...
- 2012-01-27
- Telegram from Frank W. Boykin to John F. Kennedy.
- 1961-05-05
- Boykin sent this message after Alan Shepard, the first American launched into space, returned to Earth. In the telegram he congratulates the president on the successful journey and praises Shepard for his courage and accomplishment.
- 2009-09-15
- Telegram from Reverend Adam Clayton Powell and Reverend O. D. Dempsey in New York City, New York, to Judge Eugene W. Carter in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1956-03-19
- In the telegram Powell and Dempsey write on behalf of African American ministers who have been arrested in connection with the Montgomery bus boycott: "We shall pray for your guidance in this matter that you may not be persuaded by the prejudices...
- 2009-09-04
- 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
- Correspondence between G. D. Hovater of Tuscumbia, Alabama, and Gordon Persons, chairman of the Alabama Rural Electrification Authority in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1935-05-00
- In the telegram, sent May 21, 1935, Hovater asks how to "organize rural lines." In the letter, written May 22, 1935, Persons explains that the Authority is awaiting instructions from the national organization before it begins any projects; in the...
- 2010-04-23
- Correspondence to Harry L. Hopkins, discussing a building project at the Alabama State Training School for Girls in Jefferson County.
- 1934-02
- In a letter written February 23, 1934, Eva Comer Riding asks Hopkins for more funds from the Civil Works Administration, in order to complete the substantial work that has already been done at the school. Riding, daughter of former Governor Braxton...
- 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
- Telegram from Tallulah Bankhead in Los Angeles, California, to her aunt, Marie Owen, in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932-08-11
- In the telegram Tallulah discusses her recent interview with Gladys Hall of Motion Picture magazine, asserting that "the article is a tissue of lies and misquotations from beginning to end." She adds that the misrepresentation is "one of the many...
- 2009-10-16
- Telegram from Marie Owen in Montgomery, Alabama, to her niece, Tallulah Bankhead, in New York, New York.
- 1931-05-20
- In the telegram Owen explains that the governor of Alabama and the mayor of Montgomery would like for Tallulah to attend the Confederate veteran reunion on June 2. She encourages her niece to participate: "It would make good national publicity as...
- 2009-10-16
- Correspondence between Mrs. Sidney G. Weil in Montgomery, Alabama, and Alabama senators in Washington, D.C.
- 1928-12-00
- In the telegram, sent December 16, 1928, Mrs. Weil contacts Senators Thomas Heflin and Hugo Black on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women. She asks them to "ratify the multilateral treaty without reservations." In the letter, sent...
- 2009-10-16
- Letter from William B. Bankhead in Jasper, Alabama, to his daughter, Tallulah.
- 1920-06-29
- In the letter Bankhead admonishes his daughter for not keeping in touch: "I don't wish to seem harsh, but there is absolutely no excuse on earth for you treating me with the indifference and neglect you have, and I am deeply hurt and want you to...
- 2009-10-16
- Telegram from S. J. Bell and other men in Opelika, Alabama, to Senator John Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-07-03
- In the message the men ask Bankhead not to support the proposed Food and Fuel Control Act. They specifically oppose the section that applies to cotton: "Remember the prices of 1914 from the effect of which we are just recovering we trust that you...
- 2010-12-07
- Telegram from Robert Lee in Birmingham, Alabama, to Senator John Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917-07-01
- In the message Lee asks Bankhead not to support the proposed Food and Fuel Control Act: "Government control will not create more food but rather less and will likely demoralize everything." At the time the telegram was sent, Bankhead was...
- 2010-12-07
- 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
- Telegram from the Birmingham Printing Pressmen's Union to Senator John Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916-01
- In the message the union members support the proposed Food and Fuel Control Act and ask Bankhead "to use your influence in trying to get the food administration bill enacted at once." At the time the telegram was sent, Bankhead was representing...
- 2010-12-07
- Letter from William Knox in Montgomery, Alabama, to Raphael Semmes.
- 1866-05-18
- In the letter Knox discusses the difficulty in granting Semmes his commission as probate judge of Mobile County: "While the Governor does not refuse to issue the commission, he advises that you will not insist upon its issuance just now. Last...
- 2009-10-16