[Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961]

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Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer asking for help in getting medical attention for her son in prison. She attaches his admission summary from the Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, Texas.

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Woods, Ora February 10, 1961.

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Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer asking for help in getting medical attention for her son in prison. She attaches his admission summary from the Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, Texas.

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[1] p.

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Papers providing insight into issues facing the Texas Legislature in the 1950s when Truett Latimer served five terms as a state representative.

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Woods, Ora. [Letter from Ora Woods to Truett Latimer, February 10, 1961], letter, February 10, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1271895/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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