Letters between Walton Taylor and Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, October 1933
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- Letter from Walton Taylor to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, March 28, 1933
- Citadel Recommendation from Taylor to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood
- Reply from Governor’s Secretary to Walton Taylor, March 30, 1933
Document Description:
Letter written by Walton Taylor of Honea Path, SC, to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood on March 28, 1933. Mr. Taylor writes the governor for a tent for his family to live in. The home they were living in was sold as a result of a mortgage and there are no vacant houses in Honea Path for his family to live in. Mr. Taylor writes that he has worked for the Southern Railroad Company.
He also includes an enclosure that is a recommendation from the Citadel, where he worked as a member of the signal corps. On this enclosure he also wrote the name of his supervisor at the Southern Railroad Corporation.
The reply was written by the Secretary of the Governor and says that the office knows of no tents or work available but that they will keep Mr. Taylor’s letter on file.
Citation:
Taylor, Walton. to Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, 28 March 1933. Governor Blackwood Papers, Alphabetical Correspondence 1931-1933. S539020 Box 6: 1933 A-Y. South Carolina Department of History and Archives, Columbia, South Carolina.
Secretary to the Governor to Walton Taylor, 30 March 1933. Governor Blackwood Papers, Alphabetical Correspondence 1931-1933. S539020 Box 6: 1933 A-Y. South Carolina Department of History and Archives, Columbia, South Carolina.
Transcription
March 28 – 1933
Honea Path.
S.C.
Gove Blackwood
Cola, S.C.
My Dear Sir,
I am appealing to you as you are Govenor [sic] of our State. If it is possible for me to get a tent to live in here as there no houses here in Honea Path vacan [sic] and, I have a wife and 3 children, This place was own by Dr. Williams and was sold by a morgage [sic] and [scribble] Mrs dunn[?] got it so she wants the Matagatic[illegible?] here to get it. My wife teaches music here for a living & what must, I do [page 2] (2) Go out in the sheet, If it is possible for me to get a tent large enough for my family, I wish you would consider this and grant me a early reply,
I have ___[illegible?] for the Sou R R Co there out of Columbia for 10 year’s
Sincerely Your’s
Walton Taylor,
Honea Path,
S.C.
Correlating SC Social Studies Academic Standards:
Standard 3-5: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the major developments in South Carolina in the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century.
Indicator 3-5.5 Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the New Deal on daily life in South Carolina, including the widespread poverty and unemployment and the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps. (H, E, P)
Standard 5-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, its resultant political instability, and the subsequent worldwide response.
Indicator 5-4.2 Summarize the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, including economic weakness, unemployment, failed banks and businesses, and migration from rural areas. (P, G, E, H)
Standard 8-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of South Carolina’s development during the early twentieth century.
Indicator 8-6.5 Explain the effects of the Great Depression and the lasting impact of New Deal programs on South Carolina, including the Rural Electrification Act, the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration and Public Works Administration building projects, the Social Security Act, and the Santee Cooper electricity project. (H, E, G, P)
Standard USHC-7: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the economic boom-and-bust in America in the 1920s and 1930s, its resultant political instability, and the subsequent worldwide response.
Indicator USHC-7.4 Explain the causes and effects of the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression, including the disparity in incomes, limited government regulation, stock market speculation, and the collapse of the farm economy; wealth distribution, investment, and taxes; government policies and the Federal Reserve System; and the effects of the Depression on human beings and the environment. (H, E, G, P)