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, August 21, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to son. Topics include upcoming presidential election and potential candidates John Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and William Crawford; divide in electoral politics on question of slavery particularly in Pennsylvania and New York; question of a Congressional caucus on the election debated; health of members of Congress; Greek War of Independence.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 25, 1938
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Spending and Lending Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 28, 1938
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Secretary of War called on Austin; Spending and Lending Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, April 16, 1934
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Wages and Hours Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 18, 1938
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Spending and Lending Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, May 31, 1939
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include nomination of Knox to Secretary of Navy.
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The Tariff Act of 1930: The Flexible Feature and The Tariff Commission / Speech of Warren R. Austin, March 28 & 29, 1932
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: 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, May 19, 1933
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include Austin's amendments to an airmail bill; Austin's successful effort to get Senator La Follette to include Puerto Rico in a public health bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 11, 1933
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include defeat of Reorganization Bill.
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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 05, 1935
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Topics include speech by Senator Holt (WV) about the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
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