Merchant Marine Mothers Club Advocates for Fair Compensation for Merchant Seamen
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_83_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Merchant Marine Mothers Club Advocates for Fair Compensation for Merchant Seamen
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-01
- EDTF:
- 1944-04-01
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- 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 is a letter from the Merchant Marine Mothers Club to Honorable George B. Schwabe, expressing support for bill H.R. 2346 which provides benefits for merchant seamen. The document highlights the challenges faced by young seamen and emphasizes the need for educational opportunities, hospitalization, disability benefits, and employment preference for returning seamen. The document also compares the benefits of merchant seamen to those of Navy men and urges support for the legislation. Additionally, there are two letters from individual merchant seamen requesting support for bills that would provide them with benefits such as unemployment insurance and healthcare.
- Congress:
- 78th (1943-1945)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 83, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 4 Pages
