COTTON AND MEMPHIS:
CULTURE AND ECONOMY
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A Panel Discussion moderated by
Dr. Nicholas Gotten, Friends of the University Libraries
Sponsored by the Friends of the University Libraries
McWherter Library, 4th Floor (Special Collections Area)
November 16, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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| Photos: The Commercial Appeal courtesy of the Department of Special Collections,
Ned R. McWherter Library, The University of Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee, October 1972
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Mr. Gaylon Booker , serves as a consultant to the National Cotton Council with a concentration on agriculture and trade policy, and also serves as Chairman of the American Textile Alliance. He has served as president and chief executive officer of the National Cotton Council and has served two terms on the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide advice on trade policy. He was honored as the recipient of the 2004 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award for extraordinary service, leadership and dedication to the U. S. cotton industry. He continues to play a pivotal role in reaching consensus on critical policies affecting U. S. cotton.
Mr. William Bearden is author of the book, Cotton: from Southern Fields to the Memphis Market (Arcadia Press, 2005). He is CEO of the William Bearden Company, a Memphis-based video and event production company, which has created productions for such clients as The Blues Foundation, FedEx, WKNO Television, the Kansas City Royals, the Memphis Wonders Series, the Blues Hall of Fame in Washington, D. C., the City of Memphis and many others. Bearden's 2001 documentary for WKNO Television, "Overton Park, A Century of Change," won the Aegis Award. "Visualizing the Blues," received the "Best of Broadcast" award from the Memphis Advertising Federation in 2001.
Mr. Calvin Turley is the son of a Front Street cotton merchant and a sixth-generation Memphian. He is the President of the Cotton Museum at the Cotton Exchange and former President of the Cotton Exchange. He is a member or former member of all the principal cotton trade organizations.
Come hear this fascinating discussion of the cotton industry and culture and their impact on Memphis and the Delta by three panelists with deep and diverse experience with the commodity and cultural icon called cotton
The public is encouraged to attend this free program.
For more information, please call Tom Mendina (678-4310)
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