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 documents 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 papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...

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 documents 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 papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...

Scope and Contents Douglas: "To provide that certain mortgages and loans shall not be eligible for insurance or guaranty under the National Housing Act or the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 unless a warranty is provided against structural and other defects in construction of the dwelling involved." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.

Scope and Contents Spence: "To establish a national housing objective and the policy to be followed in the attainment thereof, to provide Federal aid to assist slum-clearance projects and low-rent public housing projects initiated by local agencies, to provide initiated by local agencies, to provide for financial assistance by the Secretary of Agriculture for farm housing, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.

Scope and Contents Douglas: "To provide for direct Federal loans to meet the housing needs of moderate income families, to provide liberalized credit to reduce the cost of housing for such families, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 1st Session (1949). Committee on Banking and Currency.

Scope and Contents (H.R.5987): Spence: "Housing Amendments of 1949." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.

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 documents 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 papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...