Finding Aid for the Political Letters, 1901-1947
MS-2370 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 9, 2006.
Summary Information
Political Letters
Date/Date Range : 1901-1947
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This collection, the Political Letters of 1901-1947, contain eleven letters, mainly to or from politicians in Washington, D.C., or lawyers in the United States -- two about House Resolution 6324, six "thank you" letters to W. M. Deisher of the Armentrout & Deisher Co. of Reading, PA, and three other letters.
MS-2370
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
G. Allan and Marjorie R. Yeomans donated this collection in October 1997.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Political Letters, MS-2370. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
There are many William Deishers and Deyshers from Berks County, Pennsylvania. This W. M. Deisher could be the William Deysher born May 24, 1882, and died in Nov 1966, who lived in Reading and West Reading, PA. No information could be found on his business, Armentrout (or Ermentrout) & Deisher Company in Reading, PA.
House Resolution 6324 was called the Walter-Logan Bill of 1940, co-sponsored by House Representative Francis Walter of Pennsylvania. It was formulated by opponents of the New Deal, and supported by American Bar Association's Section on Administrative Law. The Bill was designed to improve the various agencies of the Federal Government's administrative branch and to enact rules and regulations to be followed throughout those agencies for more expeditious settlement of disputes with the United States. Thus, it would drastically inhibited regulatory process in New Deal agencies. President Franklin D. Roosevelt vetoed the bill, which came very close to being overridden.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection, the Political Letters of 1901-1947, contain eleven letters, mainly to or from politicians in Washington, D.C., or lawyers in the United States. Six of the letters are from 1940 and 1941 to W. M. Deisher, President of the [Armentrout or Ermentrout] & Deisher Company, in Reading, Pennsylvania, about his statements or contributions in previous letters to various offices in D.C., including a contribution to Finland in 1940. There are two items from 1940 regarding a proposed House Resolution 6324 and include a copy of the Resolution and a Report to accompany it. There are also a total of three letters from 1901 (about the heirs of the Texas Revolution soldier Henry L. Douglas), 1911 (about printing in London for the American Consular in India), and 1947 (about autographs from the Postmaster General).
Subject Terms
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1953.
- Businesspeople -- Pennsylvania.
- United States. Congress. House.
Contents List
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Letter from E. W. Goff of the Law Office of Jas. B. Goff & Son in Austin, Texas, to Mr. W. H. Harper of Lucilla, Tenn., about the heirs of Texas Revolution soldier Henry L. Douglas and their lands, 1901 August 7
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Letter from P. Davis & Sons, Government Printers, in "London, E.C." to C. S. Cunningham of the American Consular Service in Bombay, India, about volumes published for him, 1911 April 8
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Letter from George T. Summerlin, Chief of the Division of Protocol, in Washington, D.C., to W. M. Deisher, President of the [Armentrout/Ermentrout] & Deisher Company, in Reading, Pennsylvania, about addressing the Minister of Finland, 1940 February 12
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Letter from Risto Solanka, Secretary of Legation of Finland, in Washington, D.C., to Deisher about his contribution to Finland, 1940 February 17
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Letter from Maxwell H. Hamilton, Chief of the Division of Far Eastern Affairs, in Washington, D.C., to Deisher about his letter on Japan, 1940 February 20
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Letter from House Representative Francis E. Walter of Pennsylvania to F. B. Holmes in Stroudsburg, PA, about H.R. 6324 and the American Bar Association, with copy of H.R. 6324 and Report to accompany H.R. 6324, 1940 March 21
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"Thank you" letter copy to Walter from Holmes, 1940 March 27
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"Thank you" letter from Harold Keller, Secretary to District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey of New York, to Deisher, 1941 February 18
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"Thank you" letter from M. H. McIntyre, Secretary to the President, to Deisher, 1941 March 19
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"Thank you" letter from George W. Renchard, from the Office of Secretary Hull, to Deisher, 1941 July 3
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Letter from Robert E. Hannegan, the Postmaster General, in Washington, D.C., to Herbert Demoss of Baltimore, Maryland, 1947 July 8
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