Papers of Archie Alexander, 1940-1970.

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Papers of Archie Alexander, 1940-1970.

The papers of Archie Alexander relate to all aspects of his career. Two folders of speeches and materials concern his work for Howard University. Construction projects built by his firm, Alexander & Repass, are documented with photographs. The senate hearings confirming his nomination to the governorship of the Virgin Islands is also included. Correspondence, clippings, citations, and testimonials make up the rest of the collection.

120 items, (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103570

University of Iowa Libraries

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...

Alexander, Archie A. (Archie Alphonso), 1888-1958

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Engineer, governor of the Virgin Islands (1954-1955), and a trustee of Howard University and the Tuskeegee Institute. From the description of Papers of Archie Alexander, 1940-1970. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233112588 ...