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Title
Television Program "Crisis in Cotton"
Identifier
whitten_audioreel_33
Creation Date
1965
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Description
Memphis, Tennessee television public affairs program "Crisis in Cotton" with Derek Rooke as moderator. Panelists include C.C. Smith, formerly of the cotton department of the National Bank of Commerce; William B. Callen, chair of Cotton Committee of the Tennessee Farm Bureau; Loyd Godly, member of the National Cotton Council Advisory Committee; J.W. Young, a farmer from Quitman County, Arkansas; JS. Alman, a farmer from Hickory Flat, Mississippi; and Robert D. McAllen, president of the American Cotton Shippers Association. News clips regarding federal cotton program precede statements by panelists.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Cotton; Agricultural price supports -- United States; Crisis in cotton (Television program)
Relational Format
video recording
Extent
30:09
Original Format
reels
Original Collection
Jamie L. Whitten Collection (MUM00732), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid
Rights
This media file is owned by the copyright holder and may not be reproduced, re-posted, captured or saved. Due to copyright concerns, the recordings in this collection can only be accessed by arrangement with the Department of Archives and Special Collections.
Comments
container label: WMCT, Derek Rooke, Cotton Program, AM - 2-65-60