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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0013
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Request for Copy of Address on Negro Soldiers in World War II by Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Date:
- 1940-02-10
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- African Americans, Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, Democratic Party (U.S.)
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0001
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Amendment to National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940
- Date:
- 1940-10-08
- Creator:
- unknown
- Topic:
- Democratic Party (U.S.), Constituents' communication with members of the U.S. Congress, African Americans
- Congress:
- 76th (1939-1941)
![["The George Washington Carver Foundation, founded in 1940, requests a copy of a speech given by Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas about the work of African American soldiers in World War II. The request is made by Napoleon B. Edward, a representative of the foundation, in a letter dated January 14, 1946."]](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_0013_thumbnail.jpg "Request for Copy of Address on Negro Soldiers in World War II by Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas")
![["This act amends certain provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, specifically regarding who qualifies as a beneficiary, granting insurance to individuals upon reenlistment or reemployment in active service, and the types of insurance plans available. It also addresses the granting of insurance to individuals who were previously denied due to health conditions and later became disabled or died in line of duty."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0000-Veterans,%201940-1946/thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_2.1_13_18_0001_thumbnail.jpg "Amendment to National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940")