Alben W. Barkley Papers, 1949-1984

File — Box: OS0016, oversize-folder: 4258.01

Scope and Contents

This file contains a newspaper article from The Courier-Journal reporting the estate sale of former US vice president Alben W. Barkley in Louisville, Kentucky, and detailing the items that are about to be auctioned. The newspaper is dated June 19, 1984.

Dates

1949-1984

Creator

Barkley, Alben William (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 - April 30, 1956) was a lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953. (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alben_W._Barkley.)