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- 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
- Excerpt from DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF RECONSTRUCTION by Walter L. Fleming.
- 1950
- The passage includes excerpts from federal legislation dealing with the Freedmen's Bureau. "Rules and Regulations for Assistant Commissioners" stresses that "the officer should never forget that no substitute for slavery, like apprenticeship...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "President's Reemployment Agreement" from Franklin D. Roosevelt, to be signed and submitted by employers in the United States.
- 1933 July 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Thomas S. Hammond, executive director of the Blue Eagle Division of the National Recover Administration, to employers in the United States.
- 1933 August 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Blue Eagle Letter No. 4 from Boaz Long, chief of the Recovery Boards Section of the Blue Eagle Division, National Recovery Administration.
- 1933 August 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Blue Eagle Letter No. 5 from Boaz Long, chief of the Recovery Boards Section of the Blue Eagle Division, National Recovery Administration.
- 1933 August 29
- The letter lists codes for specific industries that have recently been approved by the NRA.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- RADIO ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
- 1933 October 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letters between M. H. Sterne in Birmingham, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1932 May
- In the first letter, written May 13, 1932, Sterne suggests that "there is no form of relief through public works so quick or that will mean so large a percentage of disbursements for labor as road building." He has noticed that pending legislation...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Group Led by Boykin."
- 1957-1958 circa
- This article describes a group of Southern Democratic congressmen, led by Boykin, who oppose pending civil rights legislation.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from the general secretaries of the International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers, to Congressman R. M. Guy in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1919 January 14
- In the letter the union representatives ask the congressman not to support the proposed prohibition amendment to the United States constitution: "We urge you to use your influence individually and collectively to prevent the ratification; to...
- 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
- SPEECH OF HON. J. F. DOWDELL, OF ALABAMA, ON THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS BILL, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1854 May 10
- In the speech Dowdell argues in favor of a clause in the bill that would repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. He objects to a provision of the act that prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36ø 30' latitude line: "This line...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from T. Arnold Hill of the National Urban League in New York, to Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1931 January 1
- In the letter Hill, director of the League's Department of Industrial Relations, encourages Governor Miller to give African Americans employment opportunities in the public works projects that will be funded through recent federal legislation: "It...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- H.R. 3352.
- 1947 May 6
- This bill by Boykin deals with the settlement of a claim by Emeline Lartigue, a citizen of Mobile, against the United States government. Lartigue's car was hit by an Army vehicle.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- H.R. 4644.
- 1947 December 4
- This bill by Boykin deals with the settlement of a claim by E. Brevard Walker, owner of a lumber business in Mobile, against the United States. Walker filed because he did not receive full payment for a shipment of pine ordered by a government...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- SPEECH OF HON. F. W. BOWDON, OF ALABAMA, ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION, an address delivered in the United States House of Representatives.
- 1847 January 16
- In the speech Bowdon discusses recent legislative debate concerning the expansion of slavery into the country's new states and territories. He argues that since slaves are property, the government should protect their owners' rights in any land...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Andrew Barry Moore in Marion, Alabama, to Bolling Hall in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1850 November 15
- In the letter Moore discusses public sentiment over states' rights violations by the United States Congress: "I trust that public meetings throughout the state, will be held, for the purpose of enlightening the masses, and causing them to...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- Letter from Stewart J. Lloyd, a professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, to John H. Bankhead in Washington, D.C.
- 1917 April 19
- In the letter Lloyd asks Bankhead to support the selective service legislation sponsored by President Wilson. The Selective Service Act, which required men from ages twenty-one to thirty to register for military service, was passed in May 1917. At...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boykin Remains in Washington for Farmers Interest."
- 1940 April 19
- This article discusses Boykin's efforts to get several pieces of farm legislation passed in Congress. From the Mobile Labor Journal.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection