Box LG 24
Container
Contains 32 Collections and/or Records:
Puerto Rico, Constitution, 1952
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 4
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_4_0000
Scope and Contents
Letters and resolutions form various towns and cities in Puerto Rico asking Kerr to approve constitution for Puerto Rico; correspondence and statement from Luis Munoz Marin, Governor of Puerto Rico.
Railroad Retirement Act, 1947-1948, 1951
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 5
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_5_0000
Scope and Contents
Copy of Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Act, as Amended; leaflets from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board on how to compute retirement annuities; copies of miscellaneous legislation.
Railroad Retirement Act, 1952
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 6
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_6_0000
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence, mainly concerning S. 2639, which called for improved benefits; correspondents include Paul H. Douglas.
Railroad Retirement Act, 1953-1954
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 7
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_7_0000
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence; correspondents include Paul H. Douglas, Railroad Retirement Board.
Railroad Retirement Act, 1955
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 8
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_8_0000
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence; copies of miscellaneous legislation.
Railroad Retirement Act, 1959, 1961
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_9_0000
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence; correspondents include Railway Labor Executives' Association, Railroad Retirement Board.
Revenue and Taxation, undated, 1947, 1949-1950
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_10_0000
Scope and Contents
Copies of miscellaneous legislation; compilation of letters and telegrams concerning proposed tax legislation for 1949 and 1950; budget for Canada; form letters on various tax legislation from Walter F. George.
Revenue and Taxation, Amusement Taxes, 1949
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 11
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_11_0000
Scope and Contents
Correspondence mainly calling on Kerr to support H.R. 3905, which called for reducing theater admissions tax from 20 to 10 percent; correspondents include Theater Owners of Oklahoma.
Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives, 1949
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 12
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_12_0000
Scope and Contents
The Kerr Collection mainly consists of materials generated during the Senate years. However, there are several cubic feet of documents that relate to his years as Oklahoma's governor. Because of Kerr's devotion to conservation work, there is a significant amount of documentation on both Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma projects. As with so many of Oklahoma's lawmakers, there is a large amount of material regarding agriculture and Native Americans. Finally one of the most valuable parts of the...
Revenue and Taxation, Amusement Taxes, 1950
File — Box: LG 24, Folder: 13
Identifier: CAC_CC_31_3_24_13_0000
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on reducing admissions tax; correspondents include National Symphony Orchestra Association of Washington, D.C., Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, Council of Motion Picture Organizations.