Records 1931-1939 (bulk 1935-1938)

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Records 1931-1939 (bulk 1935-1938)

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These records from the office of Texas Governor James V Allred include correspondence, proclamations, speeches and press releases, reports and printed materials, and one reel to reel audio tape from 1931-1939 (bulk 1935-1938). Most of the correspondence is from the general public seeking relief from the Great Depression, including people asking for employment and financial assistance. More than half of the collection is related to the relief efforts of state and federal government agencies. Additional records deal with Allred's first campaign for the governorship in 1934, the Texas Centennial celebration in Dallas in 1936, and state legislation on issues such as taxes, old age pensions and gambling, from 1935 to 1938.

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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles

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Allred, James V., 1899-1959

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Jurist and governor of Texas. From the description of Proclamation of James V. Allred, 1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449510 ...

Texas. Office of the Governor

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During the 1950s Governor Price Daniel popularized a tradition of Texas governors honoring citizens of Texas by proclaiming them “Admirals in the Texas Navy.” Citizens receive their honorary title for a number of reasons such as special achievement in government service or athletics. The criteria and the selection is at the discretion of the governor. Many citizens are nominated by their state legislators. Native-born Texans are designated as “admirals;” non-native Texans are “honorary admirals....

Texas. Governor (1935-1939 : Allred)

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James V (V was his middle name, not an initial) Allred served as Governor of Texas for two terms during the Great Depression from 1935 to 1939. He was born in Bowie, Texas on March 29, 1899, graduated from Bowie High School in 1917 and enrolled at Rice Institute (now Rice University) in Houston but was forced to withdraw after one semester for financial reasons. He worked for the United States Immigration Service and later enlisted in the Navy during World War I. After the war he wo...