Correspondence, to President Johnson, from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964

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A copy letter to the United States President Johnson, Washington, D.C., from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park and Chairman, Mrs. Ralph W. Handy (Marie Handy), Memphis, Tennessee, 1964 July 6. This is about the concern of the routing of Interstate Highway 40 through Overton Park in Memphis. Marie wrote, "no ans!" on the letter.

Identifier

sc.0061.002_010.001

Date

1964 July 6

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 President Johnson, from the Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, 1964" (2026). Documents. 17.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/17