60 YEARS AFTER - PART TWO
"Memphians will do their Duty": A Tennessee city during World War Two
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A Lecture by
G. Wayne Dowdy
Archivist, Memphis Public Library and Information Center's History Department
Sponsored by the Friends of the University Libraries
McWherter Library, Room 226
July 20, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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G. Wayne Dowdy will discuss how former Memphis Mayor and Congressman, Mr. Edward Hull "Boss" Crump, his political machine, and the city of Memphis benefited from Federal programs during World War II; what they had to do to get the programs; and how it all changed Memphis.
Mr. Dowdy is an archivist for the Memphis Public Library and Information Center's History Department, where he recently processed the E.H. Crump Collection. Mr.
Dowdy holds an M.A. in History from the University of Arkansas and is the author of several articles on 20th century Memphis history in the West Tennessee Historical Society Papers and the Tennessee Historical Quarterly.
The public is encouraged to attend this free program.
For more information, please call Kay Kroboth (901-678-2209) or Tom Mendina (678-4310)
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