Eulalia Rogers Franklin Collection (Z/0803)

Dates: 1951-1952.

Scope and Content Note:

Newspaper clippings, letters and speeches belonging to Mrs. Eulalia Rogers Franklin of Jackson, Mississippi, while she was serving as State Chairman, National Poetry Day Committee. Also included is a copy of the original proclamation issued by Governor Fielding L. Wright, designating October 15 as National Poetry Day in Mississippi.