Series 83. RECORDS PERTAINING TO JWF'S TENURE IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, 1941-1945
28 boxes
7 sub-series
Office file code: uncoded
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, memoranda, printed reports
and related
material pertaining to Congressional activities, contact with
federal departments and
agencies, and constitutional problems during World War II, Some
material from the
period prior to taking his seat in HR is included as material
used by JWF in the
conduct of his official House duties.
Arranged chronologically, alphabetically and topically.
- Records Pertaining to JWF's Tenure in the
House of Representatives (General), 1941-1945
- Legislation, 1942-1944
- Military, 1943-1945
- Cross Reference Material, 1943-1945
- Jobs, 1942-1945
- Office of Price Administration, 1943-1944
- War Production Board, 1942-1944
Sub-series 1. Records Pertaining to JWF's
Tenure in the House of Representatives (General), 1941-1945.
10 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records primarily pertain to appeals and complaints of
constituents relating to
issues before the U. S. House of Representatives, particularly
wartime difficulties
and pressures, especially problems concerning public works
projects and economic
stabilization. Some records pertain to constituent appeals for
assistance with
personal and domestic problems.
Correspondents include: Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1.1), Winston
(Leonard Spencer) Churchill (3.2), Clyde Albert Fuller, Arthur
McCracken Harding (3.1, 7.4), Henry Robinson Luce (5.1), Richard
Ryan Thompson (5.1), Herbert K. Thatcher (9.1).
5 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records pertain primarily to subjects under consideration for
legislative
action before Congress, especially the Fulbright Resolution; and
requests for
information.
Correspondents include: Richard S. Bowers (14.14), Louis C. Cohen
(12.6), Arthur
McCracken Harding (12.12), Carey Estes Kefauver (15.11), Joe M.
Steele (12.2), Walter
Francis White (11.13).
4 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records primarily pertain to constituent requests for assistance
concerning
draft deferments, dependency allotments, military leaves, and
releases from active
duty.
CLOSED TO RESEARCHERS.
Sub-series 4. Cross Reference Material,
1943-1945.
2 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records are copies of all outgoing correspondence from JWF's
office during
his tenure in the House of Representatives.
3 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records primarily pertain to constituent inquiries regarding jobs
and positions
available within the ten counties of Third Congressional
District. Some records
pertain to employment opportunities in nation's capital. A few
records pertain to
Congressional staff openings.
CLOSED TO RESEARCHERS.
Sub-series 6. Office of Price
Administration, 1943-1944.
2 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records pertain primarily to regulated prices of goods and
services controlled
by federal government in national interest during Second World
War, especially those
agricultural products of greatest financial interest to residents
of Arkansas.
Correspondents include: Chester Bliss Bowles (24.8), Prentiss M.
Brown (25.9), Alfred H. Clement (24.8), Robert P. Hall (24.1),
James L. Harrison (24.13), Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (25.1).
Sub-series 7. War Production Board,
1942-1945.
2 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records primarily pertain to requests regarding obtaining of
equipment and vehicles
during wartime conditions by constituents. Some records are
criticisms of regulations
and allocations.
Correspondents include: O. Klute Braswell (26.3), David Eli
Lilienthal (26.2), Donald Marr Nelson (26.3), Everett W. Pate
(27.4), H. T. Steele (27.7).
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