Correspondence, 1927-1952

File — Box: 4

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This correspondence covers many different areas. In this period there is much dealing with politics in general. It covers the period of Bosone's schoolteaching to her defeat in the 1952 congressional campaign. The bulk of this box is concerned with the 1952 campaign and includes appeals to her constituents to support her and their replies as well as her own endorsements of other candidates. Included are reactions to the Fulton Lewis accusations. There are letters from her constituents during her time in office, urging her to vote positively or negatively on certain issues, such as the establishment of the CIA, the Mundt-Nixon Bill from the Committee on Un-American Activities, and UNICEF. It contains her views on the United Nations, on housing, and on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. There are letters requesting information as well as congratulatory letters on her elections and appointments to various committees and commissions and on her work as judge. Several letters express appreciation for her congressional efforts and support her stands. There are business letters, travel arrangements, speaking engagements, and other similar letters. Many letters are from her congressional colleagues, which include several important people. There are two letters from Harry S. Truman (September 14, 1950 and January 8, 1951). This box also contains some personal correspondence.

Dates

1927-1952

Conditions Governing Access

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