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

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A copy letter to 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 September 17.

"NIGHT LETTER...

YOU CAN SAVE OVERTON PARK WHILE YOU 'BUILD MORE PARKS'

WILL YOU HELP US SAVE THIS IMPORTANT PARK IN MID-CITY MEMPHIS?

REFER TO LETTER JULY 6, 1964

FORMAL PROTESTS U.S. INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH THE PARK ARE

BEING MAILED  REPLY DESIRED..."

Identifier

sc.0061.002_012.001

Date

1964 September 17

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. 18.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/18