William L. Batt Papers. 1949 - 1966. Files Related to Area Redevelopment Administration
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Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007
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Lady Bird Johnson was born Claudia Alta Taylor in Karnack, Texas on December 22, 1912. Her parents were Thomas Jefferson Taylor and Minnie Pattillo Taylor, and she had two older brothers, Tommy and Tony. Her mother died when she was only five years old, and her Aunt Effie Pattillo moved to Karnack to look after her. At an early age, a nursemaid said she was "as purty as a lady bird," and thereafter she became known to her family and friends as Lady Bird. She graduated from Marshall High School i...
Batt, William L. (William Loren), 1916-2004
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William Loren Batt, Jr., was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1916. In 1938, he graduated from Harvard University, and became a member of the Temporary National Economic Committee. In 1941, he became the Assistant to the Expeditor of Lend Lease in London, England. During the 1940s and 1950s, Batt was a government official dealing with labor issues. He was a member of the Presidents Task Force on Area Redevelopment in 1960, and in 1961 was an Administrator for the Area Redevelopment Administration in ...
