Dedication Ceremony of the Divide Section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Part 1)

Creator

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Nashville District
Glover Wilkins
Jamie L. Whitten
George C. Wallace

Other Form of Name

Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998

Identifier

whitten_umatic_39

Creation Date

5-6-1984

Document Type

Open Access Recording

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Description

Dedication ceremony of the divide section of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Part 1): introduction by Glover Wilkins (director of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority); invocation; national anthem; tribute to U.S. Representative Jack Edwards of Alabama; conveyance of communication from U.S. Representative Sonny Montgomery of Mississippi; tribute to U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten followed by Whitten's remarks. Whitten serves as master of ceremonies introducing others making remarks: Alabama Governor George Wallace; U.S. Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi; U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi; former U.S. Representative Thomas G. Abernethy of Mississippi; U.S. Representative Jack Edwards of Alabama; U.S. Representative John Myers of Indiana; former Mississippi Governor J.P. Coleman; former Mississippi Governor of William Winter; and U.S. Representative Don Sundquist of Tennessee. Recognition of various military officers and business leaders present. Additional remarks by Whitten.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Ala. and Miss.)

Relational Format

video recording

Extent

1:00:55

Original Format

3/4-inch

Original Collection

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

Finding Aid

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

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Comments

case label: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, Corps of Engineers, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, Tennessee 37202; Dedication Ceremony of The Divide Section Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, May 6, 1984 (Part 1 of 2)