Letters Home From Congress
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 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 detail his frustrations serving as a Senator in the minority party during the era of Roosevelt and the New Deal; his activities on the Judiciary Committee; and foreign affairs topics 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:
https://bioguide.congress.gov/
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 2, 1937
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Military Affairs Committee vote on the Stock Pile Bill; letters received by Austin in support of his stand on foreign policy and defense.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 25, 1937
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include debate on foreign affairs and common defense; bill to reimburse Vermont for 1812 War.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 4, 1937
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Austin's bill to reimburse Vermont for War of 1812 expenditures; legislation to provide for judicial review of administrative boards; Austin's visit to the FDA regarding maple sugar interests; Reorganization Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 2, 1937
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include bill introduced by Austin, Hatch (NM), and Sheppard passed in Senate.
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Letter to Mary N. Collamer, January 26, 1845
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- Creator: Collamer, Jacob, 1791-1865.
- Description: Topics include Relief Appropriation Bill; centralization of power in the Federal government.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 16, 1937
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza visiting the Senate; Agricultural appropriations.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 10, 1938
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include bill for regulation of transportation; Railroad Reorganization; Court Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 28, 1939
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Wisconsin primary, Thomas Dewey, and Senator Vandenberg (MI).
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 3, 1939
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Senator McCarran (NV); Trade Treaty Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 10, 1935
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include debate on confirmation of Frank Murphy as Attorney General; Senator Walsh and flood control.
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