Government correspondence

Abstract

Ross H. Hicks served as the chairperson for a government consolidation commission in 1980. Over the course of 10 months, the commission drafted a proposed charter for a consolidated government in Clarksville and Montgomery County. The proposed charter was rejected by the public in February 1981. This collection includes commission documents, meeting minutes, and personal documents from the desk of Ross H. Hicks.

Scope and Contents The Charles Crow papers contain civic records and personal correspondence by late Clarksville Mayor Charles Crow Sr. This collection, which ranges from 1949 to 1993, consists of newspaper clippings, magazines, certificates, correspondence, photographs, campaign materials, and other assorted materials such as interviews, correspondence with colleagues and state officials, and posthumous tributes. The collection follows a chronological order that delineates Mr. Crow’s early career working...

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The “Parole Board Papers” series, which dates from 1949 to 1962, includes letters to and from Charles Crow Sr. during his tenure as executive secretary of the Tennessee Pardon and Parole Board. The bulk of these contents include correspondence between Crow and colleagues, families of parolees, and state officials. However, an exception has been made for a 1951 Shelby County arrest record. This series is arranged chronologically.

Scope and Contents The Walter A. Bell Collection houses a small number of letters addressed to Walter A. Bell along with assorted other correspondence and a ledger book of unclear provenance. This collection, which dates from 1867 – ca. 1965, consist of letters, greeting cards, advertisements, account records and a ledger book. The letters addressed to Walter A. Bell primarily focus on issues pertaining to his tenure as a Tennessee State Senator from 1903-1907, representing the 23rd District which included...