Letters Home From Congress
Collection Overview
This collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator, 1842-1843). The letters document travel to...
Show moreThis collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator, 1842-1843). The letters document travel to and from Washington by horse, boat, train, and airplane; lodging in boarding houses, hotels, and homes; social life in Washington; significant local and national events; and legislative issues under consideration in Congress. Austin's letters are particularly strong in their coverage of his frustration at being a Senator in the minority party during the era of Roosevelt and the New Deal; his activities on the Judiciary Committee; and foreign affairs questions such as the Neutrality Act. The letters of Crafts and Collamer both extensively cover the question of slavery, discussing Missouri statehood, John Brown, the annexation of Texas, and the Civil War. All three Congressmen frequently discuss questions regarding appropriations and the Federal budget. Biographical information is available from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, at: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 23, 1940
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Topics include speech by President Roosevelt; appropriations for the War Department and the Navy.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 23, 1940
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Topics include speech by President Roosevelt; appropriations for the War Department and the Navy.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 24, 1938
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Topics include Presidential power and reelection campaign of Senator Adams (CO).
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 24, 1939
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Topics include an amendment by Austin to railroad legislation.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 25, 1939
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Topics include bill for regulation of transportation; Railroad Reorganization; Court Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 26, 1938
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Topics include Austin amendments to the Bankruptcy Bill; Norris amendment to the Constitution; Spending Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 27, 1938
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Topics include speech by Austin on the Spending Bill; Block-Booking Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 29, 1940
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Topics include radio address by Austin, "Munitions, Men and Morale"; dedication of Howard Chandler Christy's mural of the signing of the Constitution in the Capitol.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 29, 1940
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Topics include radio address by Austin, "Munitions, Men and Morale"; dedication of Howard Chandler Christy's mural of the signing of the Constitution in the Capitol.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 31, 1938
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Topics include President Roosevelt and the Reorganization Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 31, 1939
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Topics include labor amendment for a Panama Canal appropriations bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 4, 1939
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Topics include sentiment for peace in the United States.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 5, 1938
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Topics include Florida election.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 5, 1939
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Topics include railway legislation concerning bankruptcies and receiverships.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 6, 1940
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Topics include speech by Senator McCarran (NV) in opposition to President Roosevelt's Reorganization Bill and the abolishment of the Air Safety Board.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 8, 1938
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Topics include speech by Senator Clark of Missouri against the Big Navy Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 8, 1939
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Topics include Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza visiting the Senate; Agricultural appropriations.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 9, 1940
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Topics include a trip by Austin to the House to speak with Representative Rayburn (TX) and others about support for his bill on a war claim for Katherine Drier.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 10, 1932
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Topics include Herbert Hoover; 1932 Presidential election
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 11, 1933
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Topics include California; President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover.