African Americans -- Tennessee -- Memphis -- Politics and government
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Washington Lee papers
Collection
Identifier: 213
Scope and Contents
The papers of prominent Memphis civic leader, politician, and insurance professional George Washington Lee, more commonly known as Lieutenant Lee, reflect his affiliation with the Republican Party for over five decades. Correspondence includes letters from several Republican United States Presidents from either before or during their presidency, including Calvin Coolidge (1924), Herbert Hoover (1928), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952), and Richard Nixon (1964). Other correspondents...
Dates:
Created: 1923-1968; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1968
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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George Washington Lee papers
Myron Lowery papers
Collection
Identifier: 590
Content Description
Myron Lowery has served in a wealth of philanthropic and civic organizations. Councilman Lowery was first elected in October 1991 as the only African American to be elected At-Large, as well as from a Super District for the city. Lowery obtained degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College, New York University, and the University of Tennessee. He is the Manager of Corporate Communications for the FedEx Corporation. Lowery also served as Press Secretary for Congressman Harold Ford and was a...
Dates:
Other: 1991-2000
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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Myron Lowery papers