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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 27, 1934
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    • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
    • Description: Topics include speech by Senator Borah on the Big Navy Bill; bankruptcy bill; railroad bill.
    • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


    Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 19, 1940
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      • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
      • Description: Letter to wife. Topics include Kansas.
      • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


      Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, April 10, 1940
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        • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
        • Description: Letter to wife. Topics include constituent business.
        • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


        Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, April 25, 1940
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          • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
          • Description: Letter to wife. Topics include new Senate chambers; mailing of government documents and speeches by Collamer; social life.
          • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


          Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 03, 1939
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            • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
            • Description: Topics include start of the 77th Congress and Republican leadership posts in the Senate; Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader.
            • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


            Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 25, 1939
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              • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
              • Description: Topics include Minister of Foreign Affairs of China.
              • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


              Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 20, 1940
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                • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
                • Description: Letter to wife. Topics include war steam ship Princeton explosion, killing Secretary of State Abel Upshur, Secretary of the Navy Thomas Gilmer, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repairs Captain Beverly Kennon and others.
                • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


                Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 18, 1940
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                  • Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
                  • Description: Letter to son. Topics include traveling to Washington; election of a Speaker of the House to replace Representative Henry Clay (KY) held up by split between northern and southern Representatives on slavery question; constitution of Missouri and slavery
                  • Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress


                  Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1928
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                    • Creator: SimpsonMaryJean, 1888-1977.
                    • Date Created: 1928
                    • Description: The common topics of daily life include church events and sermons; entertainment activities like attending plays, movies, VT town fairs, dinner parties, and learning to golf; and spending time with family and friends. Topics of wider interest include American politics specifically, the Great Vermont Flood of 1927 and Charles Lindbergh’s Goodwill Tour; women's groups’ meetings, and automobile and train travel. Topics in this diary include early 20th century health and treatment systems; social life in Washington DC including movies, theater, and operas; American politics; and women’s groups meetings.
                    • Parent Collections: Diaries


                    Mary Jean Simpson Diary, 1945
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                      • Creator: SimpsonMaryJean, 1888-1977.
                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: This short diary most directly was used for schedule keeping by Mary Jean, with various women’s club meetings, Pan-Hellenic dinners, and concerts being penciled in. The summer months contain some detail on visiting friends, going to church, dinner parties, and typical yard and house chores. In May Mary Jean mentions celebrating Victory in Europe Day, and in August she describes the thrilling and sobering experience of listening to President Truman announce Japan’s surrender. This diary ends shortly after Mary Jean experiences injury from a car accident. Topics in this diary include the end of World War II, Women’s groups, social and religious life in Vermont, and Automobile accidents.
                      • Parent Collections: Diaries