Marie R. Turner Oral History Project, 1982-1987.

Kentucky Oral History Commission

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Acquisitions policy: Under KRS 153.380, the Commission is authorized to coordinate, promote, and develop oral history programs around the state and to maintain a repository for oral history collections. From the description of Repository description, 1900-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915461 ...

Broadbent family.

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Turner, Ervine.

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Breathitt, Edward T., 1924-

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Edward Thompson Breathitt was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on November 26, 1924 to Edward T. and Mary Jo (Wallace) Breathitt. He enlisted in the Army Air Force and served from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Mr. Breathitt graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1948 and a law degree in 1950. Upon receipt of the law degree, he joined a local law firm in Hopkinsville, Ky. He was admitted to the Kentucky bar in 1950. Mr. Breathitt was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives i...

Democratic Party (Ky.)

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Campaign officials In 1920 Mrs. Mary Shelby Wilson chaired the Kentucky Women's Democratic Convention and was president of the National Democratic Victory Club of Lexington. Judge Samuel M. Wilson began his political career supporting William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow Wilson, but he was most active in the elections of 1920 and 1924 as state campaign chairman. Subsequently he was less active in the campaigns of Al Smith and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. From the...

Clements, Earle C. (Earle Chester), 1896-1985

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Union County's Earle C. Clements Day occurred on October 20, 1973 in Morganfield, Kentucky. The event celebrated the political career of former United States Congressman and Governor of Kentucky, Earle Clements. From the description of Earle C. Clements photograph albums, 1973-1980. (Murray State University). WorldCat record id: 671958792 Earle C. Clements (b. Oct. 20, 1896, Morganfield, Ky.-d. Mar. 12, 1985, Morganfield, Ky.), served in the Kentucky State Senate and as a re...

Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991

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Happy Chandler was Major League Baseball Commissioner (1945-1951). Jim Gallagher, a sports wirter, had a long career in baseball. He served on the Playing rules Committee and as the Director of Amateur and College Baseball for the Commissioner's office during the tenures of Chandler, Frick, Eckert and Kuhn. prior to his time with the Commissioner's office, he was the General Manager of the Chicago Cubs and Scouting Director for the Phillies. From the description of Letter, 1965, Febr...

Perkins, Carl Dewey, 1912-1984

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Carl D. Perkins (1912-1984) a Democrat from Hindman, was first elected to Congress in 1948 to represent Kentucky's mountainous 7th District and began to serve on January 3, 1949. He was appointed to the House Education and Labor Committee, arena for many of the ideological struggles over the social agenda of the federal government. Perkins's diligence, persistent commitment to liberal principles, mastery of congressional procedures, and skills of personal persuasion gained him a reputation as on...

Berge William H.,

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Turner family.

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Turner Marie R., 1899-1984

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Marie Roberts Turner (1899-1984) was born in Knott County and raised in Breathitt County from the age of six months. After having taught school there, Turner became county school superintendent in 1931, a position she held for thirty-eight years. She was also active in the Democratic party and served three times as state Democratic chair. Along with her husband, Judge Ervine Turner, she was very involved in education and state and local politics. From the description of Marie R. Turn...

Ellis, William E.

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Combs, Bert T., 1911-1991

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Governor of Kentucky, Judge, Lawyer Bert T. Combs was born in Clay County, Kentucky in 1911. He attended Cumberland College, and he graduated from the University of Kentucky Law School in 1937. After graduating with his law degree and serving in World War II, Combs began his rise in politics. Serving as judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, Combs ran unsuccessfully for the governor's office in 1955. His attempt at the state's helm four years later made him Kentucky's 4...