Letters between J. J. Collins, principal of Kinsaul Junior High School in Newton, Alabama, and Governor Benjamin Miller in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the first letter, written January 5, 1934, Collins asks the governor to do all he can to prevent school closings; he also mentions that he has enclosed letters from his students on the subject. In the second letter, written January 6, 1934, Governor Miller says that he has put great effort into a...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the first letter, written January 5, 1934, Collins asks the governor to do all he can to prevent school closings; he also mentions that he has enclosed letters from his students on the subject. In the second letter, written January 6, 1934, Governor Miller says that he has put great effort into appropriating money for education, and he suggests that local resources should be tapped as well: "I appreciate the letters from the school children and hope you will say to them that it is my desire that the schools continue and that the counties should help, the towns should help and even the citizens should help with private subscriptions in order that the schools may continue." |
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