George Schwabe, a congressman from Oklahoma, received a telegram from G.W. Thompson asking him to vote against an increase in mailing rates. Schwabe responded that he had already voted against one bill related to catalogues, and would also vote against bills to increase rates on books and newspapers. He hoped this aligned with Thompson's views.

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Title: Opposition to Proposed Mailing Rate Increases

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_15_0006
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Title: Opposition to Proposed Mailing Rate Increases
Date Created:
1945-06-29
EDTF:
1945-06-29
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:
George Schwabe, a congressman from Oklahoma, received a telegram from G.W. Thompson asking him to vote against an increase in mailing rates. Schwabe responded that he had already voted against one bill related to catalogues, and would also vote against bills to increase rates on books and newspapers. He hoped this aligned with Thompson's views.
Policy Area:
Education
Topic:
Education--United States
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 15, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages