Letter Congratulating Virgil Blossom

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Collection:: Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Title:: Letter Congratulating Virgil Blossom
Publisher:: Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
Date of Original:: 1956-02-01
Subject:: African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas
Location:: United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
Medium:: letters (correspondence)
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: Letter from W.R. Shepherd, Arkansas Power and Light, congratulating Superintendent Virgil Blossom on his election as the 1956 Little Rock Man Of The Year.
Integration -- Little Rock Central High School -- Little Rock (Ark.) -- Virgil Blossom -- Little Rock -- Pulaski
ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT COMPANY HELPING BUILD ARKANSAS Little Rock, Arkansas February 1, 1956 Mr. Virgil T. Blossom 800 Louisiana Little Rock, Arkansas Dear Virgil: I am certainly happy to see you receive the deserved recognition of being chosen Little Rock Man of the Year . You have certainly developed into a great Little Rock citizen am I trust we will have you sound leadershlp and level - headed judgement for a long, long time. It is a pleasure for me to work with you whenever it is my privilege to do so. I would even share half of a steer with you if I had a chance. Yours very truly, [Shepherd's signature] W.M. Shepherd Vice President WMS:js
Metadata URL:: http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/1346
IIIF manifest:: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:1346/manifest.json
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Contributing Institution:: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
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