Blalock, Myron G., Collection 1940-1947

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Blalock, Myron G., Collection 1940-1947

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Comprised of photocopies of correspondence, minutes, a resolution, and a speech, the Myron G. Blalock Collection, 1940-1947, documents Blalock’s political career.

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