Charleston Vice: Correspondence Admiral William Henry Allen's Order to Declare Parts of the City of Charleston as "Out of Bounds" to Military Personnel, September-October 1941
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- Title:
- Charleston Vice: Correspondence Admiral William Henry Allen's Order to Declare Parts of the City of Charleston as "Out of Bounds" to Military Personnel, September-October 1941
- Date:
- 1941
- Creator (Personal):
- Allen, William Henry, 1878-1951
- Description:
- A letter from Navy Yard Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Ernest Burwell to Governor Burnet R. Maybank thanking the Governor for his cooperation with Admiral William Henry Allen concerning efforts to clean up the Charleston vice problem. A two-page typed letter, written by Admiral William Henry Allen, urging the President of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, Henry J. Mann, to make efforts to clean up the severe vice problem afflicting the city of Charleston including illegal prostitution, gambling, and the sale of alcohol and drugs. The Admiral cites the need to preserve Charleston as an important shipping and naval base. Also included is a a three-page typed explanation and justification of order No. 14-40, given by Admiral William Henry Allen, which declared parts of Charleston "out of bounds" to all Navy personnel visiting the city due to vice problems.
- Collection Title:
- Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Documents
- Series:
- Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Charleston Vice 1941-1942
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- United States. Navy Yard (Charleston, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Vice
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 0085 Box 144 Folder 15
- Date Digital:
- 2015-02-02
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public domain.
- Access Statement:
- For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 43596
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