Mrs. Frank I. James wrote a letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe expressing her objections to allowing the Office of Price Administration (O.P.A.) to remain dead. She blames Congress for not passing a price control act, but Schwabe points out that the responsibility lies with the Democratic majority in Congress. Mrs. James expresses concern about rising prices and inflation leading to another depression.

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Concerns Over Price Control: A Letter Exchange from 1946

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_32_0010
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Concerns Over Price Control: A Letter Exchange from 1946
Date Created:
1946-07-05
EDTF:
1946-07-05
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:
Mrs. Frank I. James wrote a letter to Congressman George B. Schwabe expressing her objections to allowing the Office of Price Administration (O.P.A.) to remain dead. She blames Congress for not passing a price control act, but Schwabe points out that the responsibility lies with the Democratic majority in Congress. Mrs. James expresses concern about rising prices and inflation leading to another depression.
Topic:
Banks and banking--United States, Land use--Planning
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 32, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages