"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;...
This article describes Tallulah's defense of the Federal Theatre Project. Despite efforts by her and her colleagues, the project was discontinued in 1939.
Dixie Graves was appointed by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, to fill the vacancy left when Hugo Black resigned to serve on the Supreme Court. She filled the position from August 1937 to January 1938.
When Senator John Bankhead died in office in 1946, Boykin competed unsuccessfully for the vacant seat seat. This paid political ad consists of four pages of articles describing Boykin's congressional achievements and qualifications for the...
Topics of this letter include Jack Danciger's work with Boykin in Washington, D.C., the role of Higgins Industries in the war, the press's criticism of Congress, the shortage of supplies for wartime production, and potential business deals for...
This dinner was held annually to honor President Andrew Jackson. The inside cover of this program includes the signatures of several guests at the event.
This article by the Associated Press lists the individuals who will compete for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Senator John Bankhead. From The Mobile Register.
In the first letter, written September 15, 1943, McQueen complains to Senator John Bankhead that an executive order at the hospital prevents segregation of the races. While he stresses that African American patients "should, of course, receive just...