Jack E. Fisher papers, 1915-1944.

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Jack E. Fisher papers, 1915-1944.

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Collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and ephemera related to the legal and political career of Jack E. Fisher of Paducah, Kentucky from 1915 to 1944. The newspaper clippings contain articles on prominent legal cases and decisions, campaign announcements and his activities as Railroad Commissioner of Kentucky during the early 1940s. The collection also contains speeches, primary ballots, campaign flyers and cards and his concluding remarks made at the murder trial of Harry Tharp. Included with the correspondence are letters from Corporal Herman M. Holland, who was serving with the 12th Balloon Company in France during the First World War, and Senator Alben W. Barkley in 1956.

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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United States. Army. Balloon Company, 12th.

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Holland, Herman M.

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

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Alben Barkley: Congressional Voice of Liberty "A good story," said Alben Barkley, "is like fine Kentucky bourbon, it improves with age and, if you don't use it too much, it will never hurt anyone." One of Congress' most proficient storytellers, Barkley used his booming baritone, endless repertoire of anecdotes, and rousing speech-making ability to propel himself from congressman to senator to majority leader and vice president. Well liked, he earned the esteem of his colleagues in 1944, wh...

Railroad Commission of Kentucky

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Fisher, Jack E., 1884-1966.

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Jack E. Fisher was born in Benton, Kentucky on March 24, 1884. He attended local public school and studied for one year at Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky. He began teaching at age nineteen at the Sanders Ridge School in Marshall County. At age twenty, he was the district school director at Canada, Kentucky. He studied law in his spare time and began practicing law in 1905. From 1915 to 1927, he served as the commonwealth attorney for the Second Judicial District of Kentucky and was lat...