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, April 26, 1938
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Topics include speech by Senator Borah on the Big Navy Bill; bankruptcy bill; railroad bill.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 20, 1940
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Topics include death of Senator Borah (ID).
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 23, 1940
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Topics include train ride to Idaho for Senator Borah's (ID) funeral.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 25, 1940
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Topics include Senator Borah's (ID) funeral.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 18, 1939
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Topics include Senators McNary (OR), Borah (ID), and Austin invited to the White House by President Roosevelt for a conference on neutrality.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 03, 1935
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Topics include Supreme Court; speech by Senator Borah; President Roosevelt and the centralization of power in the Federal Government; enclosed speech by Austin to a Greek Society, Ahepa, on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the New Deal.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 2, 1938
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Topics include O'Mahoney and Borah licensing bill; nomination of Robert Jackson for the post of Solicitor General.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 7, 1938
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Topics include appropriations for the District of Columbia; O'Mahoney bill.