The document consists of two letters discussing labor legislation and the draft of 18 and 19-year-old boys. The sender agrees with the recipient's ideas on labor legislation and criticizes Truman's approach to the railroad strike. They also express opposition to drafting young boys in peacetime and suggest that the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars are influencing the New Deal administration. The recipient asks for advice on what to do about her 18-year-old son in relation to the draft.

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The Labor Legislation Debate: Correspondence between Mrs. Ray T. Roberts and Mr. Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_5_62_0011
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Labor Legislation Debate: Correspondence between Mrs. Ray T. Roberts and Mr. Schwabe
Date Created:
1946-06-01
EDTF:
1946-06-01
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The document consists of two letters discussing labor legislation and the draft of 18 and 19-year-old boys. The sender agrees with the recipient's ideas on labor legislation and criticizes Truman's approach to the railroad strike. They also express opposition to drafting young boys in peacetime and suggest that the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars are influencing the New Deal administration. The recipient asks for advice on what to do about her 18-year-old son in relation to the draft.
Topic:
New Deal, 1933-1939
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 62, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages