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, August 22, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-08-22
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader in the Senate.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, August 26, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-08-26
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader in the Senate; debate over Conscription Bill.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 3, 1939
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1939-06-03
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include upcoming election in the Republican Caucus of Senate leaders; confirmation prospects for appointments of Harry Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce and Frank Murphy as Attorney General.
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, July 29, 1939
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1939-07-29
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Austin's duties as Senate Minority Leader; political speeches by Senators Nye (ND) and Bridges (NH).
Title: Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, June 20, 1939
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1939-06-20
Resource type: text
Resource type: letter
Topics include Austin's duties as assistant Minority Leader; power of the President to devalue the dollar and the stabilization fund.
Title: Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 27, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-12-27
Resource type: text
Topics include start of the 77th Congress and Republican leadership posts in the Senate; Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader.
Title: Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, January 4, 1941
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1941-01-04
Resource type: text
Topics include start of the 77th Congress and Republican leadership posts in the Senate.
Title: Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 1, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-10-02
Resource type: text
Topics include Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader; Wool Labeling Bill.
Title: Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, October 4, 1940
Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962
Date: 1940-10-04
Resource type: text
Topics include Austin's duties as Assistant Minority Leader; Wool Labeling Bill.
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