The document is a letter from a congressman to a couple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who have raised concerns about a recent law preventing the use of the mail for sending medicine to epileptics. The congressman expresses sympathy for their situation but explains that he was not involved in the handling of the bill and may not be able to do much about it at this time. The couple also included a letter addressed to a congressmen in Washington D.C. urging them to present a bill to allow the continued mailing of medicine to epileptics.

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Concerns Regarding Food and Drug Act: A Plea for Epileptic Patients

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_41_0007
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Concerns Regarding Food and Drug Act: A Plea for Epileptic Patients
Date Created:
1952-03-11
EDTF:
1952-03-11
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 document is a letter from a congressman to a couple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who have raised concerns about a recent law preventing the use of the mail for sending medicine to epileptics. The congressman expresses sympathy for their situation but explains that he was not involved in the handling of the bill and may not be able to do much about it at this time. The couple also included a letter addressed to a congressmen in Washington D.C. urging them to present a bill to allow the continued mailing of medicine to epileptics.
Topic:
Agricultural laws and legislation
Congress:
82nd (1951-1953)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 41, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages