Mississippi Association of Soil & Conservation District Commissioners Luncheon Honoring Jamie Whitten

Creator

Mississippi Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners
Garvin Johnston
William F. Winter
Arthur Winstead

Identifier

whitten_audioreel_29

Creation Date

12-8-1971

Document Type

Open Access Recording

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Description

Mississippi Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners luncheon in Jackson, Mississippi honoring U.S. Representative Jamie Whitten. Acknowledgement of VIP guests and introduction of Whitten by unknown master of ceremonies. Mississippi State Superintendent of Education Garvin Johnston provides the invocation. Lieutenant Governor-elect William Winter pays tribute to Whitten and describes the close relationship between their two families. Magee's Barbershop Quartet sings a medley of songs. Recognition of various state and federal agencies present, news media, and the arrangements committee. Tributes by the following platform guests: former U.S. Representative Arthur Winstead; Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce Jim Buck Ross; Kenneth E. Grant, administrator of the Soil Conservation Service in Washington, DC; George McLean, owner of the Tupelo Daily Journal; B.F. Smith, executive director of the Delta Council; Mrs. J.M. Martin, president of the Ladies Auxiliary; and P.L. Hughes, president of the Mississippi Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Concludes with remarks by Jamie Whitten.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Mississippi Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners; Whitten, Jamie L.; United States. Soil Conservation Service

Relational Format

audio recording

Extent

48:41

Original Format

reels

Original Collection

Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Finding Aid

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00732/

Rights

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Comments

container label: 3 3/4, Luncheon - Honoring Congressman Whitten, Winter Meeting, Mississippi Association of Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners, Jackson, Mississippi, December 8, 1971