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...
Photograph of some type of campaign event being held outdoors at night which (perhaps) features a large (approximately 15') poster of Robert Talley, of the Commercial Appeal, with a caption which reads, "Robert Talley, 'Everybody's...
Henry Loeb, III was born into a wealthy and prominent family in Memphis in 1920. After graduating from Brown University and serving as a Naval lieutenant World War II, he returned to civilian life in Memphis. As Secretary of Loeb’s...
The William Fowler collection was given to the Memphis and Shelby County Room by Fowler’s grandson, John W. Fowler, in 1985. William Bingham Fowler, born in 1886, served the city of Memphis as an engineer over a span of 69 years. During this...
African Americans; Beale Street; civil rights; family life; government; integration; law; National Civil Rights Museum; politics; religion; Willis, A. W., Jr.;
The A.W. Willis, Jr. Collection was donated to the Memphis Public Library and Information Center by Willis’s widow, Dr. Miriam DeCosta Willis, on January 10, 2003. Comprised of ten boxes, this collection contains correspondence, newspaper...
George W. Lee is pictured shaking hands with Richard M. Nixon during his campaign for President of the United States. Elks Lieutenant Turner is also pictured.
