Railroad Retirement Amendment and War Service: A Letter Exchange
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_6_37_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Railroad Retirement Amendment and War Service: A Letter Exchange
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-10
- EDTF:
- 1945-03-10
- 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 first letter is from George B. Schwabe to C.F. Gowdy, where Schwabe expresses concern about his sons in the military and discusses heavy workload due to war activities. He also mentions possible use of Gowdy's story in connection with a proposed Railroad Retirement benefit measure. The second letter is from Gowdy to Schwabe, discussing his service in the army and how the proposed amendment to the Railroad Retirement benefit would affect him financially. Both letters show a personal connection and concern for each other's well-being.
- Topic:
- Transportation--United States, Public Works--United States
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 37, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
