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Telegrams to Government Officials

In August and September 1962, telegrams were sent to various government officials at both the federal and state level including: President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Senators Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen, Representatives John W. McCormack and Charles Halleck; Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, (then) Lt. Governor Paul B. Johnson, Jr., Secretary of State Heber Ladner; Alabama Governor John Patterson, among others.

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  • Western Union Telegram Company to Men in Jenkins and McFarland Halls, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 20 September 1962 by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegram Company to Men in Jenkins and McFarland Halls, Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, 20 September 1962

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Their telegram to Governor Ross Barnett was not delivered as he is not on campus.

  • Western Union Telegram Company to M. E. Wallace, 20 September 1962 by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegram Company to M. E. Wallace, 20 September 1962

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Wallace's telegram to Governor Barnett was not delivered, as he is not on campus.

  • Western Union Telegram Company to R. C. Langford, 20 September 1962 by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegram Company to R. C. Langford, 20 September 1962

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Langford's telegram to Governor Barnett was not delivered as he is not on campus.

  • Western Union Telegram Company to W. R. Lusk, 20 September 1962 by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegram Company to W. R. Lusk, 20 September 1962

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Lusk's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett was not delivered as he is not on campus.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to FTW by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to FTW

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding H.B. Cudd's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Lafayette, Indiana by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Lafayette, Indiana

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding C.W.D. Hansen's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Madison, Wisconsin by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Madison, Wisconsin

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding Gregory Gallo's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Orlando, Florida by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Orlando, Florida

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Regarding Lewis C Wolfe's telegram to Gov. Ross Barnett.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Port Neches, Texas by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Port Neches, Texas

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding Harold Baumstead's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Seattle, Washington by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Seattle, Washington

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding Blaine's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Stockton, California by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Stockton, California

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding the message to General Edwin Walker and Governor Ross Barnett.

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Stockton, California by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Stockton, California

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    Regarding a telegram from John A Didonado, ex-veteran, to General Edwin A. Walker and Governor Barnett

  • Western Union Telegraph Company to Tdsh Savannah Beach, Georgia by Western Union Telegraph Company

    Western Union Telegraph Company to Tdsh Savannah Beach, Georgia

    Western Union Telegraph Company

    The company asks about forwarding S.S. Stark's telegram to Governor Ross Barnett in Jackson, MS.

  • West Monroe Kiwanis Club to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962 by West Monroe Kiwanis Club

    West Monroe Kiwanis Club to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962

    West Monroe Kiwanis Club

    Telegram supporting Barnett's stand "against the encroachment of federal government against the sovereign state of Mississippi"

  • Lewis C. Wolfe to Gov. Ross Barnett, 30 September 1962 by Lewis C. Wolfe

    Lewis C. Wolfe to Gov. Ross Barnett, 30 September 1962

    Lewis C. Wolfe

    Telegram supporting Barnett's stand

  • Katherine Whitfield Wolf to Governor Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962 by Katherine Whitfield Wolf and Tom Mosby

    Katherine Whitfield Wolf to Governor Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962

    Katherine Whitfield Wolf and Tom Mosby

    Wolf expresses support for Barnett and states that he has "the admiration and respect of every true Southerner."

 
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