Scope and Contents Americans mistreated by the enemy during war; Navy Yard Workers; operation of grain and feed industry; exportation of goods; excise taxes; opposition to foreign language press being published in U.S.; H.R.873; transportation of medical supplies; rent control; H.R.462, Lemke Bill; conflict with Hungary; export controls on cattle hides; retirement for postal employees-increase in pensions; help for the blind; H.R.221; S.110; school lunch program; Immigration Act of 1924; H.R.332; H.R.1626;...

Scope and Contents The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials document her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of material on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Other topics of note include the...

Scope and Contents Patterson: "To maintain continued employment, to provide adequate supplies of copper to assist American industry in the reconversion period, to protect the American people against a new inflationary threat, and to assist in promoting stabilization in the American economy." 80th Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Ways and Means.

Scope and Contents Mansfield-Texas: "Amending the Settlement of Mexican Claims Act of 1942 to provide for the consideration of any claim decided by the General Claims Commission in which the United States filed a petition for rehearing." 80th Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Scope and Contents The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials document her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of material on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Other topics of note include the...