Whitten, Jamie L.

Authoritative Name:
Whitten, Jamie L.
Biography:
"Representative from Mississippi; born in Cascilla, Tallahatchie County, Miss., April 18, 1910; attended the public schools and the literary and law departments of the University of Mississippi at Oxford; was admitted to the bar in 1932 and commenced the practice at Charleston, Miss.; principal of the Cowart School in Tallahatchie County, Miss., in 1930 and 1931; member of the State house of representatives in 1931 and 1932; elected district attorney of the seventeenth district of Mississippi, 1933-1941; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress by special election, November 4, 1941, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Wall Doxey; reelected to the twenty-six succeeding Congresses and served from November 4, 1941, to January 3, 1995; not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; cochairman, Joint Committee on Budget Control (Ninety-second and Ninety-third Congresses); chairman, Committee on Appropriations (Ninety-sixth through One Hundred Second Congresses); died in Oxford, Miss., on September 9, 1995."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Whitten, Jamie L.
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Location file: Batesville 1964, June-July (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 8)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3)

Creator:
Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15)

Creator:
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE Southern Regional Office--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, May 1964-August 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 16, Folder 11)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections