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    Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

    Identifier

    sc.0475.10857_01.001

    Description

    A. Maceo Walker (left), Dr. Arthur Fletcher (center) and Dr. Odell Horton (right) together for a dinner to kick off the United Negro College Fund's fundraising campaign to benefit LeMoyne-Owen College. A. Maceo Walker was a prominent Memphis buinessman who headed the Universal Life Insurance Company for several decades and opened the Tri-State Bank. Dr. Arthur Fletcher was president of the United Negro Fund, and coined the phrase, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". Dr. Odell Horton was President of LeMoyne-Owen College.

    Date Created

    6-23-2021

    Date

    1972-11-03

    Keywords

    LeMoyne-Owen College, Walker, A. Maceo, 1909-1994, Horton, Odell, 1929-2006, Fletcher, Arthur, 1924-2005

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