Finding Aid for the John Rankin Collection (MUM00378)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1900-1953 (bulk 1921-1952)

Identifier

MUM00378

LCSH

Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1951-; Tennessee Valley Authority; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Politics and government--20th century.; Legislation -- United States Political Campaigns – Mississippi; Politicians – Mississippi; Practice of law – Mississippi; Rural Electrification – Mississippi; United States. Congress. House.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans Affairs.; United States. Congress. House. Committee on World War Veterans Legislation.; Veterans -- United States

General Physical Description Note

519.0 Linear feet, 342 boxes

Description

A Democrat from Mississippi, John E. Rankin served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. An advocate for rural electrification, he co-authored the bill creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. He chaired the World War Veterans’ Legislation Committee from 1931 to 1946 and the Veterans’ Affairs Committee from 1949 to 1952. He also served briefly on the House of Un-American Activities Committee.

Recommended Citation

John Rankin Collection (MUM00378). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Accessibility Status

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