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Bankhead, John H. (John Hollis), 1842-1920. Papers, 1865-1923, and n.d.

Title: Papers, 1865-1923, and n.d.

Papers, 1865-1923 and n.d., consisting of genealogical materials, correspondence, letters, financial records, petitions, clippings, reports, speeches, photographs, printed matter, scrapbooks, and other materials. This collection primarily documents the career of Bankhead (1842-1920) as a U.S. Senator, though his elections to various offices and his personal financial life are both documented quite extensively also, particularly his connections and involvement in Ala. economic developments such as coal mining, real estate, water power and railroads. Within the U.S. Senatorial records the correspondence and letters, general, and the subject files cover a vast array of political topics, with a special emphasis on the U.S. Post Office; river navigation and hydroelectric power; U.S. and Ala. politics; prohibition; agriculture; labor; Good Roads program; tariffs; foreign affairs; and hundreds of other subjects. The photographs are quite extensive, and there are quite a few of him and his children that are in excellent condition and of good quality.

ArchivalResource: 35 cubic ft. (95 archives containers, 1 records center container, 2 oversized containers, and 3 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145408537 View

Bankhead, John Hollis, 1872-1946. Papers, 1880-1947 and n.d.

Title: Papers, 1880-1947 and n.d.

Papers, 1880-1947 and n.d., containing correspondence, letters, telegrams, biographical records, genealogical records, financial records, invitations, photographs, a diploma, campaign records, speeches, a script, voting records, bills and resolutions proposed by the U.S. Congress, hearings, reports, clippings, memoranda, subject files, diagrams, press releases, and other materials. This collection documents the life of Bankhead (1872-1946), particularly that part of his career in the U.S. Senate involving agriculture and farm tenancy. Other aspects of his senatorial career are not as well documented. His personal life and political campaigns also are represented, as is his work in 1940 with the Democratic National Committee. There are several good photographs of the former Senator, however, as well as other family members. Of interest are the folders of correspondence between Bankhead (1872-1946) and his sister, Marie B. Owen. U.S. and Ala. political, economic, and social issues are discussed in great detail, as is the Ala. Dept. of Archives and History. Also of interest are the "turtle" letters to his granddaughter Louise B. Davis, written while Bankhead (1872-1946) recovered from illness in 1936-1937.

ArchivalResource: 8 cubic ft. (17 archives containers, 1 oversized box, and 6 oversized scrapbooks)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122568117 View