Letters Home From Congress
Collection Overview
This collection features letters home from Warren R. Austin (Senator, 1931-1946), Jacob Collamer (Representative, 1843-1848; Senator, 1855-1865), and Samuel C. Crafts (Representative, 1817-1824; Senator 1842-1843). The letters document travel to and from Washington by horse, boat, train, and airplane; lodging in boarding houses, hotels, and homes; social life in Washington; significant local and national events; and legislative issues under consideration in Congress. Austin's letters are particularly strong in their coverage of his frustration at being a minority Senator during the era of Roosevelt and the New Deal; his activities on the Judiciary Committee; and foreign affairs questions such as the Neutrality Act. The letters of Crafts and Collamer both extensively cover the question of slavery, discussing Missouri statehood, John Brown, the annexation of Texas, and the Civil War. All three Congressmen frequently discuss questions regarding appropriations and the Federal budget. Biographical information is available from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, at: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Time Period Covered: 1818-1941
Parent Collections
Related Archival Collection(s)
Warren R. Austin Collection
Crafts Family Collection
Collamer Family Papers
Published: September 12, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, April 25, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-04-25
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include centralization of power in the Federal government; President Roosevelt's Reorganization Bill.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 1, 1937
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1937-02-01
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Judiciary Committee; O'Mahoney Bill; centralization of power in Washington.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 03, 1935
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1935-06-03
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Supreme Court; speech by Senator Borah; President Roosevelt and the centralization of power in the Federal Government; enclosed speech by Austin to a Greek Society, Ahepa, on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the New Deal.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 15, 1937
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1937-06-15
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Relief Appropriation Bill; centralization of power in the Federal government.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 15, 1938
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1938-06-15
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include flood control bill and Federal government power.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 29, 1939
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 193-03-29
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include sub-committee of the Judiciary hearing on proposed changes to the Federal Employers Liability Act; centralization of power in the Federal government.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 24, 1937
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1937-11-24
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include farm bill and centralization of power in the Federal government.
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