Townsend, M. Clifford (Maurice Clifford), 1884-1954
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles G. Pickett papers
Collection — Folder: S1061
Identifier: S1061
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of a letter from Charles G. Pickett to Roger H. Phillips on February 16, 1939, as well as a report submitted to Indiana Governor Maurice Clifford Townsend, dated January 23, 1939, regarding concerns about proposed H.B. 229, which would give the Administrative Building Council of Indiana increased authority over the construction of public buildings, including schools. Pickett's report includes findings pertaining to a two-year investigation of the construction...
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Charles G. Pickett papers
Hugh Arthur Barnhart collection
Collection
Identifier: L509
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, periodicals, advertisements, and financial records from Hugh A. Barnhart ranging from 1898 to 1964 regarding his business ventures, his personal life, and his political career. The first series includes papers regarding Barnhart's family life, business ventures, and state government positions. Major topics include family correspondence; World War I correspondence; News-Sentinel newspaper; State Highway Commission;...
Dates:
1863-1964
Maurice Clifford Townsend collection
Collection
Identifier: L375
Scope and Contents
The collection consists largely of Maurice Clifford Townsend's speeches from 1936 to 1943. The 1936 speech was created during the gubernatorial campaign, the 1937-1941 speeches were made during his term in office and the 1943 speeches while he was an official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also included is a small amount of biographical material. There is also an oversize portrait of Townsend circa 1937-1941 (B065).An item-level description is available upon...
Dates:
1936-1943
Ohio, Wabash, and White Rivers flood collection
Collection — Folder: S1538
Identifier: S1538
Scope and Contents
No author is given for this 28-page, typed manuscript. The narrative accompanied aerial photos showing the floods in Jeffersonville, New Albany, Madison, Lawrenceburg, and other places. Pages 1-8 gives a general report of the 1937 floor. Pages 9-22 tells of the trip by Governor Townsend and his party. Pages 23-28 continues the narrative decribing aerial views. The narrative tells of the work by WPA men. The Niblack levee north of Vincennes on the Wabash River was saved by "heroic efforts." ...
Dates:
1937
