Mrs. Swan writes a letter to Congressman Schwabe expressing her struggles as a mother with her husband serving in the military and her concerns about the retention of servicemen. Congressman Schwabe responds, expressing sympathy for Mrs. Swan and her situation, and explaining his efforts to pass legislation allowing servicemen to be discharged. He criticizes the New Deal majority in Congress for not passing such legislation and expresses concern about the influence of the military authorities on the government.

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Concerns and Sympathies: A Letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C.

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_47_0001
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Concerns and Sympathies: A Letter from George B. Schwabe, M.C.
Date Created:
1941-05-22
EDTF:
1941-05-22
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:
Mrs. Swan writes a letter to Congressman Schwabe expressing her struggles as a mother with her husband serving in the military and her concerns about the retention of servicemen. Congressman Schwabe responds, expressing sympathy for Mrs. Swan and her situation, and explaining his efforts to pass legislation allowing servicemen to be discharged. He criticizes the New Deal majority in Congress for not passing such legislation and expresses concern about the influence of the military authorities on the government.
Congress:
77th (1941-1943)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 47, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages