Correspondence, 1952-1964

File — Box: 5

Identifier: III

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This box contains many items similar to those in Box 4. There are letters dealing with politics in general, staff correspondence, requests and thank-you letters for speaking engagements, congratulatory letters on appointments and elections, and requests for information. It also includes letters from congressional colleagues such as Sam Rayburn (January 21, September 21, 30, 1955; April 27, December 3, 1956), Mary T. Norton (April 24, 1956), and Estes Kefauver (July 5, 1955, August 30, 1956). Other notable people include Averell Harriman, (July 5, August 23, 1956), Adlai Stevenson (June 19, August 10, 1956), and Harry S. Truman (May 3, August 8, 1956). The later correspondence is primarily personal or deals with post office business after her appointment as a judicial officer. There are several letters expressing opinions of her television program, "It's a Woman's World," for which she received the Zenith Television Award, a national award for distinguished public service by a woman television broadcaster, in 1953.

Dates

1952-1964

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.