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Kyle, George Swift Kyle, Sr. & Elizabeth Clason Kyle, 1955-1957

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

This folder contains: Newspaper clipping of a photo of a skiing trip to Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH which included Clason Kyle, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, February 11, 1955 Issue of League Life of the Junior League of Columbus, November 1955 Newspaper clipping about prominent women of Columbus, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, January 1, 1956 Thank-you note from Louise P. Thomas, Corresponding Secretary of the Woman’s Auxiliary of Trinity Episcopal Church for Elizabeth Kyle’s providing of accommodations and meals for Bishop and Mrs. Claiborne during a diocesan convention, May 10, 1956 Letter from John Warren to Mrs. Milo Black Clason (“Aunty Pim”) giving her his new address and phone number, May 25, 1956 Newspaper clippings concerning the Debutante Ball at the Country Club, Columbus Ledger and Columbus Enquirer, December 28,1956 Letter to the Kyles from Congressman Steven B. Derounian recalling visits to them when he was a 2nd lieutenant at Fort Benning, January 24, 1957 Easter Parade issue of the society page, including a photograph of Fleming Winn, Elizabeth Kyle’s niece, April 21, 1957 Newspaper clipping on the wedding of Ruth Patrick Crayton and Howard Robert Berner, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, June 2, 1957 Obituaries of Mary Fleming Waddell Clason, June, 1957 Letter from John Warren to Mrs. Milo Black Clason (“Aunty Pim”) giving her news of their vacation to Yosemite National Park, July 1957 Newspaper clipping on the Fall social season in Columbus, September 22, 1957 Newspaper clipping with an article about Senator Richard Russell’s shock at the use of federal troops to desegregate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957 Newspaper clipping with an article about a sermon by the Reverend Joe S. Holliday, pastor of the Columbus First Baptist Church, blaming the Supreme Court’s decision to desegregate schools as adding to hate in the United States. After 58 years of agreeing that “Separate but Equal” was the law, the Supreme Court has changed to Constitution without the voters having say in the matter, Columbus Ledger, October 14, 1957 Letter addressed to Elizabeth Clason Kyle and her siblings (Mrs. Dorothy Clason Winn, Dr. Thomas S. Clason and Mr. John K. Clason) from Young & Hollis concerning the probate of the estate of their mother, Mrs. Milo Black Clason, October 22, 1957 Newspaper clipping about the events in Little Rock, October 1957 Newspaper clippings about the Columbus Little Theatre’s production of Agatha Christie’s play, “Witness for the Prosecution”, November 6, 1957

Dates

  • Other: 1955-1957

Extent

From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (77 boxes )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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Columbus Georgia 31907 United States