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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0055
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Request for Copy of Congressional Record Article on Negro Soldiers in World War II
- Date:
- 1946-02-10
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), African Americans, Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0056
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Request for Manuscript on Negro Devotion and Heroism: Letter to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Date:
- 1946-02-10
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0070
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Request for Document on Negro Devotion and Heroism in World War II
- Date:
- 1946-02-10
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0058
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- A Contribution for Negro History Week
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0059
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Contribution for Negro History Week
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0064
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Appreciation for the Negro Soldier: A Letter from American War Mothers
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans, Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Investigation into Mail Delivery and Soldier Discharge Issues
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- African Americans, Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_73_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Southern States Industrial Council: Supporting the Case Bill
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Banking law
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_80_0011
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- The Concerns of the Veterans: A Letter to Representative Schwabe
- Date:
- 1946-02-11
- Creator:
- unknown
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0057
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- A Contribution for Negro History Week
- Date:
- 1946-02-12
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, Democratic Party (U.S.), African Americans
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
![["The writer, Robert F. Johnson, is writing to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas to express his appreciation for her article on the contributions of African American soldiers and sailors in World War II. He mentions his own interest in collecting information on the topic and requests a copy of the Congressional Record issue where her article was published for his personal library."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0055_thumbnail.jpg "Request for Copy of Congressional Record Article on Negro Soldiers in World War II")
![["Harold Jackman is requesting a copy of an editorial on Negro devotion and heroism in the cause of freedom that Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas prepared for the New York Times. He wants to add it to the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at Yale University."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0056_thumbnail.jpg "Request for Manuscript on Negro Devotion and Heroism: Letter to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas")
![["A letter from Bernard Jensen, an Information and Education Officer at the ASF Personnel Replacement Depot at Fort Jackson, SC, is sent to Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas requesting a copy of a document she prepared on Negro devotion and heroism in World War II. Jensen believes the document would be a source of inspiration for the soldiers under his command."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0070_thumbnail.jpg "Request for Document on Negro Devotion and Heroism in World War II")
![["Helen Gahagan Douglas sent a contribution for Negro History Week to Mr. J. Frank Burke at KFVD in Los Angeles, California, and expressed appreciation if he could use it."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0058_thumbnail.jpg "A Contribution for Negro History Week")
![["Helen Gahagan Douglas sent a letter to Sam Belter on February 11, 1946, with a contribution for Negro History Week. She expressed her hope that he could use it and thanked him in advance."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0059_thumbnail.jpg "Contribution for Negro History Week")
![["The document is a letter from Helen Gahagan Douglas to Mrs. June W. Dabney, thanking her and other members of the American War Mothers for their support and appreciation of her article on The Negro Soldier. The document expresses gratitude for the recognition of the challenges faced by African American soldiers and their achievements. It includes signatures of the members of the organization who attended a meeting where the article was discussed."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0064_thumbnail.jpg "Appreciation for the Negro Soldier: A Letter from American War Mothers")
![["A concerned father, Fred A. Eichmann, wrote to Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas regarding his son, who had been in the army for three years and was experiencing delays in receiving mail and packages while serving overseas. Helen Gahagan Douglas forwarded the letter to the War Department for investigation and assured Mr. Eichmann of her concern and assistance. The War Department liaison officer, Col. Wm. F. Pearson, responded to Mrs. Douglas, stating that the soldier was receiving mail regularly and that delays were due to transportation problems. He also provided information on the War Department's policy regarding the discharge of enlisted men. Mrs. Douglas promised to follow up on the matter and provide Mr. Eichmann with any updates."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0000-War%20Department%20Cases%20and%20Requests%20(Cl-Fa),%201945-1946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0007_thumbnail.jpg "Investigation into Mail Delivery and Soldier Discharge Issues")
![["The document lists the members and offices of the Southern States Industrial Council, including the President, Vice-Presidents, General Manager, General Counsel, Treasurer, Secretary, and Executive Committee. It also mentions a letter to Honorable George B. Schwabe regarding the Case bill and expresses support for his vote on the matter."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_73_0000-Labor,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_73_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Southern States Industrial Council: Supporting the Case Bill")
![["The document is written by Albert A. McCutchan to Representative Schwabe expressing his concerns about the United States providing aid to European countries after World War II. McCutchan believes that the aid is not appreciated and that the US should focus on domestic issues instead. He also questions the effectiveness of providing loans or aid to foreign nations and urges the representative to consider the opinions of the American people, especially the future voting majority."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_80_0000-Loan%20to%20Britain,%201946/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_80_0011_thumbnail.jpg "The Concerns of the Veterans: A Letter to Representative Schwabe")
![["The document is a letter from Helen Oshagan Douglas to Chet Huntley, in which she mentions sending a contribution for Negro History Week. She asks if he can use it and expresses appreciation."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0000-Negro%20Soldiers%20Correspondence%20and%20Data,%20January-February%2016,%201946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0057_thumbnail.jpg "A Contribution for Negro History Week")