LaMotte M. Blakely Papers, 1937

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LaMotte M. Blakely Papers, 1937

1937

Papers (1937, undated) including a typescript volume, newspaper clippings, scripts of radio broadcast, Negro spirituals.

0.072 Cubic Feet, 8 items

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Blakely, LaMotte Marcus.

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LaMotte Marcus Blakely (1895-1941), native of Washington, N.C., worked for various newspapers in Virginia. In 1917, he began his career as a reporter for the Virginian. Following service in the U.S. Army field service at Camp Lee, Va., during World War I, Blakely returned to the Virginian. He later served as the editor of the Richmond Evening Dispatch and the Times-Dispatch. He also worked as an editorial commentator for the radio station WRTD in Richmond. From the description of LaM...

Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971

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Hugo LaFayette Black (1886-1971) was a judge for the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 12, 1937; confirmed by the Senate on August 17, 1937; and received his commission on August 18, 1937. He assumed senior status on September 17, 1971, but his service was terminated soon thereafter, with his death on September 25, 1971. ...