Correspondence, Overton Park Garden Club, 1957

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Description

A letter about the proposition to route the Memphis Expressway through Overton Park to Memphians from the Overton Park Garden Club, 1957 April 4. The Overton Park Garden Club was located at 1914 Overton Park Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.

Identifier

sc.0061.002_004.003

Date

1957 April 4

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, Overton Park Garden Club, 1957" (2026). Documents. 8.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mhruffinpapers1/8