The first letter is from George B. Schwabe, a congressman, responding to a letter from Mr. F. E. Mertz regarding the O.P.A. Schwabe conducted a referendum in his district which showed that the majority of people were against the continuation of the O.P.A. He values the input of the American people on controversial issues. The second letter is a plea to Schwabe to keep the O.P.A. going to prevent inflation, signed by multiple employees and citizens of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

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Support for O.P.A. Extension: Voices from Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_31_0018
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Support for O.P.A. Extension: Voices from Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Date Created:
1946-04-22
EDTF:
1946-04-22
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 first letter is from George B. Schwabe, a congressman, responding to a letter from Mr. F. E. Mertz regarding the O.P.A. Schwabe conducted a referendum in his district which showed that the majority of people were against the continuation of the O.P.A. He values the input of the American people on controversial issues. The second letter is a plea to Schwabe to keep the O.P.A. going to prevent inflation, signed by multiple employees and citizens of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 31, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages