A letter and final report to the State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon, from T. N. Carswell, Chairman, Voluntary Parole Board dated February 7, 1959. Carswell advises the Board of an attached copy of the last required report from Subject OSP 22624. He expresses his faith in his conviction regarding Subject "that his forward pathway would be straight", and he expresses his appreciation for their responses to his inquiries which helped him to help Subject. The attachment includes a Final Report letter addressed to Gentlemen--Oregon State Board of Parole and Probation, Salem, Oregon from parolee, Abilene, Texas dated February 4, 1959. Subject OSP 22624 expresses his appreciation for his Discharge from Parole and discourses on his life and family situation since moving to Texas, the successes and the trials endured. He advises of his only fear being of the impact that his record might have on his son's ambitions to become an ensign in the U. S. Navy via an appointment to Annapolis. F I N A L REPORT form is dated February 4, 1959 approved, stamped and signed by T. N. Carswell, Chairman Taylor County Parole Board. The reverse side includes PAROLE CONDITIONS.

A letter written to Governor Pat Brown, Sacramento, California, from J. R. Black, Judge 42nd Judicial District Court, Abilene, Texas, dated May 7, 1959. Black makes a request for Pardon for Subject 17,095.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman Taylor County Parole Board, from David W. Ratliff, The Senate of the State of Texas, Austin, dated May 7, 1959. Ratliff acknowledges his receipt of letters from Carswell dated May 2 and May 4 and expresses his appreciation for the thoughts expressed therein. He advises Carswell of the local support shown for the new state reformatory for Abilene as the reason for his actions and then addresses "a definite lack of leadership in Austin".

A letter addressed to T. N. Carswell, from Lyndon B. Johnson, United States Senate, Office of the Democratic Leader, dated July 7, 1959. Johnson expresses his appreciation for the letter and enclosure from Carswell. Johnson advises of his support for The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 and defends his vote against the original version of the McClellan Amendment to S. 1555. He advises of the current status of and gives a brief history of The Smith Bill. He advises of his stance on foreign spending.

A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Company, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin, from T. N. Carswell, dated February 7, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check to cover a subscription to IDEALS to be mailed to Misses Naome and Johanna Ortiz of Abilene, Texas.

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Omar Burleson, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated May 7, 1959. Burleson defends his actions regarding the Kennedy Labor Bill and his advises of his intentions to vote for the McClellan amendments but notes that there is a bill pending by Barden of North Carolina [Graham Arthur Barden] which would come near to meeting the present needs.