Date: August 9, 1955
 

Letter dated August 9, 1955, to Governor Hugh White, from J. M. Elliott, President, Alexander Smith, Inc. concerning the manufacturing of rugs for the Governor's office and the Mansion. Photographs with explanatory texts. The last five pages give a history of Alexander Smith Carpet Company from the founding of the company in 1845 through June, 1954, when the executive offices were moved to Greenville, Mississippi.