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- "Roosevelt Attends State Funeral for Bankhead."
- 1940 September 16
- "Photo shows a general view in the House of Representatives here today as official Washington assembled to pay its parting respects to the late Speaker of the House, William B. Bankhead. Left to right front row: Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins;...
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- Marie Bankhead Owen with her brothers, John, William and Henry Bankhead.
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1903.
- 1903
- 238 pages. Volume for 1903 contains a list of Constitution conventions of Alabama, 1819-1901 with bibliography of each convention.
- Alabama Official and Statistical Register
- Letter from Mrs. Neil R. Wallace to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 circa
- In the letter Mrs. Wallace informs Bankhead that female citizens of Alabama are opposed to conscription, and she asks him to vote against the proposed selective service legislation. She argues that the proponents of the draft "show to the world...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between B. B. Peete and others in Madison, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916 January
- In the first letter, written January 25, 1916, the men urge Bankhead to work to keep the United States out of the war, though they support the fortification of coastal cities: "Vote for the bills to stop Americans from traveling on beligrent vesels...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Mrs. I. W. Elliott in Talladega, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April 10
- In the letter Mrs. Elliott asks Bankhead not to support the proposed selective service legislation, which would take "young men from the farms": "It is as great a battle to provide food for the nation, as to protect the nation." The Selective...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Alabama State Council on the Arts Periodical : First Draft, The Journal of the Alabama Writers Forum, 1999 Winter (28 pages)
- 1999
- First Draft is a vehicle for communication among writers and those interested in literature/ publishing in Alabama and elsewhere.
- Alabama State Publications Collection
- "Daughter and son-in-law visit Speaker."
- 1937 November 15
- "Following the close of their show in New York, Tallulah Bankhead and her husband, John Emery, came to the capital today to see her father open his 'show,' a sure hit, the special session of Congress. Miss Bankhead and her husband are shown with...
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- John, Henry, and William Bankhead, sons of John Hollis Bankhead, Sr.
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- John Bankhead, Sr., with his sons, Henry, John, and William.
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- Letters between E. L. More in River Falls, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Joseph F. Kohlenberg in Hanceville, Alabama, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between J. Han Hays and others in Warrior, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910 February
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between J. H. Rawls in Winfield, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1910 February
- 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from John W. Inzer in Ashville, Alabama to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 September 6
- In the letter Inzer discusses the integrated military training camps proposed by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. Inzer first declares himself to be "a friend to the negro" ("stood for his rights and represented him when it was really perilous to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Barnes in Birmingham, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916 January
- In the first letter, written January 3, 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes ask Bankhead not to support the proposed selective service legislation, "which the jingoes and newspapers are urging upon Congress". In the second letter, written January 6, Bankhead...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Statham in Lehigh, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1916 January
- In the first letter, written January 10, 1916, Statham gives support for the British blockade in Europe, which allowed the United States to trade only with Allied powers: "But you know if it was not for the Great English Navy our farmers would not...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between J. L. Burgess in Huntsville, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April
- In the first letter, written April 9, 1917, Burgess discusses a proposed bill promoting "compulsory or universal military training" for men ages eighteen to twenty-five. He asks Bankhead to have the bill amended to lower the age of eligibility: "To...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between J. A. May, sheriff of Houston County, Alabama, and John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April
- In the first letter, written April 23, 1917, May asks Bankhead to support the proposed selective service legislation rather than relying on volunteers to fill the ranks: "If...it is left up to the people of this country to volunteer to win this...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "A Speaker speechless."
- 1937 February 10
- "Action spoke louder than words when Speaker of the House Bankhead went backstage after the show to congratulate his daughter, Miss Tallulah Bankhead, on her performance. There was a big hug and kiss from the Speaker when his daughter asked him...
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection