Correspondence, to Senator Albert Gore, from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964

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A draft letter to Tennessee Senator Albert Gore, Washington, D.C., from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, and Chairman, Mrs. Ralph W. Handy (Marie Handy), Memphis, Tennessee, 1964 June 19. Marie wrote notes on the letter, including one she wrote three times, that says, "same letter to Senator Walters." The letter was regarding "the proposed six-lane coast-to-coast U.S. Interstate 40 highway with its cloverleaf, going through or in any part of Overton Park."

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sc.0061.002_008.001

Date

1964 June 19

Keywords

Citizens to Preserve Overton Park; Civic planning; Community activism; Interstate 40; Interstate Highway System--Memphis; Overton Park Expressway Controversy; Parks and recreation; Ruffin, Marie Handy, 1916-2009

Recommended Citation

"Correspondence, to Senator Albert Gore, from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964" (2026). Documents. 11.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/11