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- The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 07, No. 01, Spring Issue 1945.
- 1945
- Pages 5-150.
- Alabama Historical Quarterly
- "17 Deer Fall Before Guns on Boykin's Preserve."
- This article describes a hunt Boykin held for his colleagues at his lodge in McIntosh, Alabama.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "200 Dogs Owe Their Lives and New Homes to Costly but Humane Hobby of Rep. Boykin."
- 1947 May 30
- This article describes Boykin's hobby of rescuing dogs from the pound and sending them to friends and constituents. From the Times-Herald.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "8 Negroes Here Ask Court Erase Parks Barriers."
- 1958 December 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...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "99 Ways to Share the Meat," by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- 1943
- This leaflet describes the importance and process of point rationing, which applies to food products such as meat, cheese, fats, and oils. It offers suggestions for altering meal plans; consuming adequate vitamins and nutrients when reducing meat...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Alabama Mills Closed 100 P. C. Is Union Claim."
- 1934 July 17
- "25,000 Workers Walk Out From Their Jobs / No Disorders Marked Opening of Strike / Six Points Contained in Demands Of Workers For Ending Shut-Down." This article discusses the statewide textile strike by members of the United Textile Workers of...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Assignments: Friends Want Mobilian on Vital Committees."
- 1935
- This article describes efforts to have Boykin appointed to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, where his constituents feel he could serve them best.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Bell Rings and Roar of Stock Market Subsides."
- 1929 October 25
- This article describes reaction to "Black Thursday," October 24, 1929; according to the author, the atmosphere of the stock exchange was mostly calm and businesslike while the public on the street was in a frenzy: "Looking down from the meager...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Bombardment of Fort Sumter--Fort Moultrie Impregnable--The Floating Battery and Stevens' Battery a Success--'Nobody Hurt' on Our Side."
- 1861 April 17
- This article describes events surrounding the capture of Fort Sumter, giving reports from several forts and batteries involved in the campaign.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boost Boykin for High Post."
- 1936 January 11
- This article describes efforts to have Boykin appointed to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, where his constituents feel he could serve them best. From The Mobile Times.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boykin Ready to Start Work."
- This article describes Boykin's return to Washington, D.C., after an automobile accident.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boykin Says Mobile to Get Federal Aid."
- 1945
- This article describes the federal funds Mobile will receive to assist its school system during the war. From The Montgomery Advertiser.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boykin Seeks U.S. Aid Fighting Fire Ant Problem."
- 1948 October 10
- This article by Bill Ziebach describes Boykin's efforts to get federal assistance in investigating and exterminating the fire ants infesting the southeastern United States. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Boykin Wears a Smile."
- 1936 April 14
- In this article Boykin describes the work he has done for the first district while in office, and he is confident that he will be reelected for the position. From the Mobile Times.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Cars Not Boycotted."
- 1900 August 16
- This article describes the response of African American citizens to the ordinance recently passed by the Montgomery city council, which requires segregation on street cars. Although there is "no organized boycott," most African American preachers...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Children's Centers Vital to Victory," by the National Commission for Young Children.
- 1943
- This leaflet explains the importance of childcare facilities, which free mothers for war work and offer a safe, stable environment for developing "secure independent, happy, healthy cooperative children--the kind who will grow up able to build the...
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Early-Rising Representative Boykin Starts Seventeenth Year in Congress."
- 1951 August 19
- This article by Wilbur Jennings describes Boykin's style and reputation as he begins his seventeenth year in the House of Representatives. From The Mobile Press-Register.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Everything's Made for Love."
- 1950 May 20
- This feature piece by Walter Davenport describes Boykin's style, background, interests, and idiosyncrasies. It includes color photographs of Boykin rescuing dogs from the pound, admiring the mementos in his office, and dictating an early-morning...
- Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
- "First District Development Is Outlined."
- 1961 December 5
- In this article Boykin describes recent industrial development in the area. From The Mobile Press.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection
- "Frank W. Boykin Is Making Good."
- 1935 September
- This article describes the projects and funds Boykin has secured for his district during his first month in office. From The Citronelle Call.
- Alabama Textual Materials Collection