[Form letter from T. N. Carswell reporting on House Bill 373 - 1941]
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A form letter written by T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas. Carswell reports on the hearing on House Bill 373 which went before the Senate Committee. The bill was voted out of the Committee with the recommendation that it pass by five to four. The letter warns of the type of opposition tactics to come such as was used by Senator van Zandt.
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A form letter written by T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas. Carswell reports on the hearing on House Bill 373 which went before the Senate Committee. The bill was voted out of the Committee with the recommendation that it pass by five to four. The letter warns of the type of opposition tactics to come such as was used by Senator van Zandt.
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Form letter from T. N. Carswell reporting on House Bill 373 - 1941],
letter,
1941;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397364/:
accessed May 21, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.