Title: Douglas B. Hill Letters

Date/Date Range :   1925 January 26-February 8

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The collection consists of two letters written by Congressman Douglas B. Hill, represensative for Fayette to Shelby counties. Both letters are to Abe Waldauer, who had close ties -- and later managed --the campaigns of Governor Gordon Browning. The first letter, dated January 26, 1925, is responding to a request by Abe Waldauer to get a pardon for an inmate. Hill responds, "I feel sure that I can get your man out ok someway as I see no reason why the Governor (Austin Peay) should let murder stand between friends."

Call number: MS-2745

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Special Collections purchases item May 30, 2006

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Douglas B. Hill Letters, MS-2745. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Douglas B. Hill was a Tennessee State Representative for Shelby and Fayette counties in West Tennessee during the 1920s.

The collection consists of two letters written by Congressman Douglas B. Hill representative for Fayette to Shelby counties. Both letters are to Abe Waldauer, who had close ties -- and later managed --the campaigns of Governor Gordon Browning. One letter is on official letterhead and is typed and signed by Hill -- the other letter is handwritten.

The first letter is responding to a request by Abe Waldauer to get a pardon for an inmate. Hill responds, "I feel sure that I can get your man out ok someway as I see no reason why the Governor (Austin Peay) should let murder stand between friends."

• Tennessee -- Politics and Government, 1925.