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, August 1, 1939
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Topics include Secretary of War called on Austin; Spending and Lending Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 15, 1939
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Topics include jointly sponsored bill with Senator Hatch (NM) on purity in elections; Appropriations Committee and the War Department.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 23, 1939
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Topics include Appropriations Committee and War Department funds; Conference Report on the National Defense Bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 21, 1940
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Topics include appropriation for military preparedness; Germans at Channel Ports.
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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.