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...
African Americans; airports; budget; commission government; Crump, E. H.; economy; education; floods; government; housing; law; mayors; New Deal; paving; politics; public service; race relations; roads; schools; streets; traffic; utilities;
Samuel Watkins Overton was born in Memphis in 1894 to a distinguished local family. He was the great-grandson of John Overton, a founder of Memphis, the grandson of Napoleon Hill, a wealthy businessman, and the son of S. Watkins Overton, who built...
Memphis Black Arts Alliance; arts; culture; administration;
Document explaining the selection criteria for admission to the board of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, in addition to expected performance standards.
From left to right around table: William F. Murrah, C.W. "Sonny" Butler, Jr., George C. Webb, E.W. Hale, Jr., William Boyd (Public Services Director), Jack Ramsey (County Commission Chairman), Frank R. Ahlgren, C. Lamar Wallis (Library...
Front Street; Linden Avenue; Nettleton Avenue; streets; buildings; Clyde Collins, Inc.; W. N. Wilkerson & Sons;
A photograph of Front Street from Linden Avenue to Nettleton Avenue. The treed lot on the corner is property of the Public Works Administration. Two other signs are also discernable: Clyde Collins Inc. (center-background), and W. N. Wilkerson &...
