Box 90
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
H.R.2811, 1949
Item — Box: 90, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_4.1_90_3_1
Scope and Contents
Patman: "To provide homes for city and farm families of average income, particularly those of World War II veterans." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.
Explanation of H.R.2811
Item — Box: 90, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_4.1_90_3_2
Scope and Contents
The American City and Farm Home Act.
Patman Farm Family Housing Bill.
File — Box: 90, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_4.1_90_3_0000
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...