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[Letter from J. D. Sandefer, Jr. to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959]
A letter written to T. N. Carswell from "Jake" [J. D. Sandefer, Jr.], Breckenridge, Texas, dated December 28, 1959. Sandefer expresses his appreciation for the note from Carswell stating that he has always felt like Carswell was 'kin' -"the same as Gib". He discusses his health issues and thanks Carswell again for his note.
Date:
December 28, 1959
Creator:
Sandefer, J. D., Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thank you card from George S. Anderson to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959]
A thank-you note to T. N. Carswell from Geo. S. Anderson, dated December 28, 1959. Anderson expresses his appreciation for the letter received from Carswell.
Date:
December 28, 1959
Creator:
Anderson, Geo. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas message from T. N. Carswell to be sent with flowers to The C. W. Barnes home in Abilene, Texas - December 1959]
A Christmas message from T. N. Carswell sent with flowers to The Charles Barnes home in Abilene, Texas. A short story written by Carswell about the "Barnes clan" starring Charlie and Katherine and their grandchildren Debby, Beverly, Kathy, Teressa and Patty. His story sets a scene representing the joy of grandchildren at Christmastime. The reverse side includes business letterhead of ABILENE Machine Company, Telephone OR2-3861, 1334-42 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas, and bears a Fox River Bond watermark.
Date:
December 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - May 12, 1959]
A letter addressed to Ideals Publishing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin from T. N. Carswell, dated May 12, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check for a subscription to IDEALS to be mailed to Margaret Ann, Janis & James Wall of Haskell, Texas.
Date:
May 12, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Rester Flower Shop - March 20, 1959]
A letter addressed to Rester Flower Shop, Poplarville, Mississippi from T. N. Carswell, dated March 20, 1959. Carswell advises of an attached check to cover the cost of a corsage for Miss Thelma Batson for Easter and for flowers for her home. He directs them to send his enclosed note with the flowers.
Date:
March 20, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Ideals Publishing Company - February 7, 1959]
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.
Date:
February 7, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Receipt: From Laurence C. Jones to T. N. Carswell - October 19, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Laurence C. Jones, Principal, The Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi, dated October 19, 1959. Letter of appreciation and assurance that the gift from Carswell has come at an opportune time. Enclosure includes: Printed receipt by Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Mississippi dated October 15, 1959. "Investment In Humanity" $2.00 received of Mr. T. N. Carswell. The reverse side includes printed verse; "I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, fear not; I will help thee."
Date:
October 19, 1959
Creator:
Jones, Laurence C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Form letter from Laurence C. Jones, Piney Woods School]
A form letter from Laurence C. Jones, Piney Woods School, Piney Woods, Mississippi, dated Summer 1959. Fundraising letter.
Date:
1959
Creator:
Jones, Laurence C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dick West to T. N. Carswell - December 28, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Dick West, Assistant Editor, Editorial Page, The Dallas Morning News, dated December 28, 1959. West expresses his appreciation for Carswell's kind letter of December 24 requesting he write again, even if he disagrees, and express his opinion.
Date:
December 28, 1959
Creator:
West, Dick
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to William Richardson White - December 18, 1959]
A letter written to Dr. White, from T. N. Carswell, dated December 18, 1959. Carswell congratulates White on the good job he has done at Baylor comparing it to what President Sandefer did at Simmons.
Date:
December 18, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Governor Coke Stevenson - December 1959]
A letter written to Governor Coke Stevenson, from T. N. Carswell, dated Christmas 1959. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the service that Stevenson rendered to the people of Texas during his years of public service. Carswell remembers their "casual" acquaintance during the years he was Manager of the Abilene Chamber of Commerce and the help from Stevenson with the extension of U. S. Highway 83 South to Brownsville.
Date:
December 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Allan Shivers - December 1959]
A letter written to Governor Shivers, from T. N. Carswell, dated Christmas, 1959. Carswell requests that Shivers return to politics and lead a campaign to take the government out of the hands of organized interests and restore it to all the people. Carswell expresses his perception of the current government by quoting Roger Q. Mills: "I feel like a stranger in a banquet hall, deserted: Whose lights are fled, whose garlands are dead, And all but he departed."
Date:
December 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to E. S. James - December 18, 1959]
A letter written to Dr. James, from T. N. Carswell, dated December 18, 1959. Carswell expresses his appreciation for the position James took on the Texarkana Hospital proposition otherwise Texas Baptist would have joined others asking for government financing for operations of their denomination. He notes the appointment of a special committee to define the Baptist position with reference to the separation of church and state and of his disappointment should there be any relaxation in the "age old Baptist position of complete separation of church and state", that it may be hard to adhere to the principle "in this day when there is such a widely held idea that it is the business of the government so to do".
Date:
December 18, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to E. S. James - September 3, 1959]
A letter written to Dr. James, from T. N. Carswell, dated September 3, 1959. Carswell commends James for his stand on the Texarkana Hospital proposal advising of his own opposition to it as a cooperating Baptist. He advises of his opposition to government financing and suggests that any Baptist churches without representation at the Convention send a resolution or letter to make their position known.
Date:
September 3, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Herman E. Talmadge to T. N. Carswell - August 26, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Herman E. Talmadge, United State Senate, dated August 26, 1959. Talmadge acknowledges his receipt of and expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell noting he is glad to have benefit of "the thinking of my friends in other states on matters of mutual concern". Talmadge advises that when the Kennedy-Ervin labor bill went before the Senate that he voted for the McClellan Bill of Rights and an amendment regarding outlawing secondary boycotts which was defeated. He advises of his agreement with Carswell that the House bill was stronger than the Senate "measure".
Date:
August 26, 1959
Creator:
Talmadge, Herman E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Dick Russell to T. N. Carswell - August 26, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Dick Russell, GA., Chairman, United States Senate, dated August 26, 1959. Russell acknowledges his receipt of and expresses his appreciation for Carswell's letter regarding the Landrum-Griffin Labor Reform bill and H. R. 3. and advises that he supports both measures in the Senate.
Date:
August 26, 1959
Creator:
Russell, Dick
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator John L. McClellan - July 29, 1959]
A letter written to Senator John L. McClellan, Chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate Improper Activities in Labor-Management Relations, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, dated July 29, 1959. Carswell advises that the Labor Bill approved by the House is far different from what he had been led to believe would be sent to the floor and requests that McClellan defend the bill as it was submitted. He requests to be sent a copy of the Press Club address.
Date:
July 29, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator John L. McClellan - August 24, 1959]
A letter written to Senator John L. McClellan, Washington, D. C., from T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, dated August 24, 1959. Copy to Senator Johnson and Senator Yarborough. Carswell expresses his hope that McClellan gets the legislation passed intact such as the Landrum-Griffin Labor bill Burleson got passed in the House, not a compromise bill like the Kennedy-Erwin bill after rights were stricken there-from through the efforts of Senators Johnson and Yarborough of Texas.
Date:
August 24, 1959
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ralph Yarborough to T. N. Carswell - July 1, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Ralph Yarborough, United States Senate, dated July 1, 1959. Yarborough expresses his appreciation for a clipping which outlined the provisions Carswell considers necessary in new labor reform legislation. He advises of bill, S. 1555 having passed in the Senate and is in the House but will give Carswell's recommendations every consideration if the bill is returned to the Senate.
Date:
July 1, 1959
Creator:
Yarborough, Ralph W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson to T. N. Carswell - July 7, 1959]
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.
Date:
July 7, 1959
Creator:
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Omar Burleson to T. N. Carswell - June 30, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Omar Burleson, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated June 30, 1959. Burleson expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell and for the enclosures and for his discussion on proposed labor reforms. Burleson discusses the efforts regarding the labor bill, the status of the Smith Bill (H. R. 3), and his support of a less costly foreign aid program. "With reference to foreign aid, I only wish that the Administration and the Congress would approve a bill permitting work cooperation without trying to buy our way around the world, which has already proved unsuccessful." He advises that he has enclosed a copy of his weekly newsletter and a page from the Congressional Record and that he has arranged for daily copies of the Congressional Record to be sent to Carswell.
Date:
June 30, 1959
Creator:
Burleson, Omar
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Iris Blitch to T. N. Carswell - July 2, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Carswell Travel Agency, Abilene, Texas, from Iris Blitch, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated July 2, 1959. Blitch expresses her appreciation for the letter from Carswell containing a ballot concerning labor legislation. She confirms that they are distant cousins and knows his brother Allen quite well. She advises of the status regarding the Labor Bill and Representative Smith's bill and of her opposition to foreign aid.
Date:
July 2, 1959
Creator:
Blitch, Iris
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Senator David W. Ratliff to T. N. Carswell - July 28, 1959]
A letter addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from David W. Ratliff, The Senate of the State of Texas, Austin, dated July 28, 1959. Ratliff advises of the many inquiries from the 24th Senatorial District regarding the present situation in the Legislature in Austin. His response concerns his view of the main difference between the House and Senate which is how to tax and how much to tax natural gas and then concludes his response with a summary of his voting record on taxation.
Date:
July 28, 1959
Creator:
Ratliff, David W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Representative Graham A. Barden to T. N. Carswell - June 30, 1959]
A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Graham A. Barden, House of Representatives, Washington 25, D. C., dated June 30, 1959. Barden expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell and for his views, and he advises that the Committee on Education and Labor is writing a bill on labor reform legislation.
Date:
June 30, 1959
Creator:
Barden, Graham A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History