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Crow, Thomas W. (Thomas Wood), d.1935. Papers, 1918-1922.

Title: Papers, 1918-1922.

Papers, 1918-1922, consisting of correspondence, letters, a stock certificate, a cancelled check, and a map. Most of the materials relate to the oil and gas business in Ala. and Okla., especially about maintaining oil leases and the expansion of the oil and gas business. The Gotebo field in Okla. received the most attention. T.W. Crow's experience as a dragline operator is discussed also. J.H. Schmidt took care of the actual transactions in Okla., so he is the primary correspondent. J.H. Bankhead (1872-1946) was a lawyer for and a business partner of Crow and another correspondent. Many letters reflect specific transactions on behalf of Crow. The coal business in Ala. is also discussed, but only briefly.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Crow, Charles B. (Charles Brandon), 1897-1955. Papers, 1920-1949.

Title: Papers, 1920-1949.

Papers, 1920-1949, that contain correspondence, letters, telegrams, financial records, estate records, applications, subject files, military records, lists, photographs, clippings, printed records, licenses, and other records. The most important series in this collection are the correspondence and letters, the subject files, and the patronage, political. In all of those series the political career of John H. Bankhead (1872-1946), and to a lesser extent, Lister Hill and Hugo L. Black are discussed. U.S. and Ala. politics receive much attention, especially the New Deal, unemployment, and the search for jobs through the patronage system. Aspects of the New Deal covered especially well include farm tenancy and the Farm Security Administration, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the court packing scheme of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the National Labor Relations Board. Ala. subjects and political subjects covered especially well include: the beginning of radio station WSGN, U.S. political patronage in Ala., the grooming of Jim Simpson to unseat John H. Bankhead (1872-1946) in 1942, the campaign of William B. Bankhead for the presidency, 1940; and a plan to create the Ala. Medical College in Birmingham. Race relations in the U.S. Army, and the World War, 1939-1945, received extensive treatment also.

ArchivalResource: 1.7 cubic ft. (5 archives boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122441781 View