A sample ballot of the "Walter Chandler Ticket," the Democratic Party Ticket. Includes members of both parties: Adlai E. Stevenson, John Sparkman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, Robart F. Atkins, Richard M. Barber, Albert Gore,...
Campaign material supporting Roosevelt's Democrats, both national and local. Outlines improvements the Democrats have brought to the black community, with an emphasis on education. (Note: Item is composed of two separate documents, placed back to...
Campaign material supporting Roosevelt's Democrats. Outlines improvements the Democrats have brought to the black community, via the Works Progress Administration, the National Youth Administration, housing changes, the Civilian Conservation...
appropriations; Crump, E. H.; government; immigration; law; legislation; military; pardons; parole; passports; politics; post office; public service; rural routes;
Kenneth McKellar was born in 1869 near Richmond, Alabama. In 1892, after receiving a Bachelor’s, Master’s and law degree from the University of Alabama, he moved to Memphis. He began his extensive political career when he was selected as a...
business; Civil War; economy; family; law; military; politics; prisoners of war; public service;
Robert Fain Looney was a descendant of a Virginia family who pioneered in Tennessee. His great grandfather distinguished himself in the Revolutionary War, and both of his grandfathers were members of the convention that drew up Tennessee’s first...
Edward Hull Crump was born near Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1874. He was raised by his mother, Mollie Nelms Crump, after his father, a cotton planter and former Confederate officer, died during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878. When he was 19...
activism; Burson, Josephine Wainman; Democratic Party; employment; family; government; Hadassah; Jews; labor; minorities; public relations; public service; social justice; social life; state government; volunteerism; women
Josephine Wainman Burson, community leader and social activist, was dedicated to significantly improving the quality of life for women, underserved individuals and minority populations. Her career focused on community service and political...
James Aaron Wax was born in 1912 in St. Louis. Wax entered Washington University at St. Louis in 1930 and later transferred to Southeast Missouri State College, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in 1935. Encouraged to enter the rabbinate by...
