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Kenneth A. Roberts Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham Aug 2021

Kenneth A. Roberts Papers: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

Finding Aids

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, memos, news releases, and other information related to Democratic Congressman Kenneth A. Roberts’ (1912-1989; representative from 1951-1965) time in office as a member of the US House of Representatives. The materials relate to a few broad categories: the construction of a hospital located at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Alabama; the construction of Howell Mill Shoals Dam; and concerns brought before the House Subcommittee on Health and Safety, such as working mothers, automobile safety, and refrigerator safety.

Kenneth Allison Roberts was born in Piedmont, Alabama in 1912 where he attended public school and then …