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 13, 1940
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Topics include speech by Senator Burke (NE) on the Burke-Wadsworth Conscription Bill; amendment by Senator Lee (OK) on Conscription Bill; acceptance by Wilkie of Republican nomination for President.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, August 27, 1940
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Topics include speech by Senator Johnson (CO) on Conscription Bill; commendations from President Roosevelt and Wendell Wilkie to Austin for service for National Defense.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 9, 1940
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Topics include National Defense; campaign; nominations of Stimson and Knox; Military Affairs Committee and the Selective Service Bill; Wendell Wilkie.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 9, 1940
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Topics include National Defense; campaign; nominations of Stimson and Knox; Military Affairs Committee and the Selective Service Bill; Wendell Wilkie.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 23, 1940
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Topics include funeral of Senator Ernest Gibson (VT); Republican National Convention in Philadelphia and the candidacies of Taft and Wilkie.
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- Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 26, 1940
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Topics include Republican National Convention and the candidacies of Taft and Wilkie.
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- Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 11, 1941
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Topics include Wendell Wilkie speech.
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- Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 11, 1941
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Topics include Wendell Wilkie speech.
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- Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 1, 1940
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Topics include House action on the tax bill; speech by Wendell Wilkie.