ROBERT S. KERR COLLECTION
LEGISLATIVE SERIES
Box and Folder Inventory

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Box 24: Public Works (1957) -- Revenue and Taxation (1955).

F 1: Public Works (1957).

Water projects, including Arkansas River, Brazos River, Allegheny River, and Niagara River; federal buildings; Great Plains; diversion of water from Lake Michigan; itinerary of Subcommittee on Public Roads for trip to Central America and for hearings in western states on forest highways and roads on public lands. Correspondents include: Dennis Chavez; Carl Hayden; Francis Case; Pat McNamara; John A. Carroll; Lyndon B. Johnson; W. Kerr Scott; Paul H. Douglas; Everett M. Dirksen; Edward Martin; John O. Pastore; James E. Murray; Homer E. Capehart; Albert Gore; Robert E. Jones.

F 2: Public Works (1958).

List of bills considered by the Subcommittee on Flood Control, Rivers, and Harbors; water projects including the St. Paul flood control project, Arkansas River, Bonneville Project on Columbia River; resolution honoring Edward Martin on his retirement from the Senate; diversion of water from Lake Michigan; copies of miscellaneous legislation. Correspondents include: Dennis Chavez; Hubert H. Humphrey; Allen J. Ellender; Paul H. Douglas; Richard L. Neuberger; Francis Case; Alan Bible; Russell B. Long.

F 3: Public Works (1959-1962).

River development; pollution of Arkansas and Red Rivers; summary of activities of the Committee on Public Works for 1959 and 1961; Inter-American Highway; recreation facilities in reservoir areas; diversion of water from Lake Michigan; resolution honoring Dennis Chavez for his work on the Committee on Public Works; resolution noting death of Francis Case; chart with public works construction in Oklahoma from 1951 to 1962. Correspondents include: Lyndon B. Johnson; G. Mennen Williams (governor of Michigan); Dennis Chavez; Oklahoma Water Resources Board; Frank E. Smith; Allen J. Ellender; Joseph S. Clark; J. Carlton Loser; Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives.

F 4: Puerto Rico, Constitution (1952).

Letters and resolutions form various towns and cities in Puerto Rico asking Kerr to approve constitution for Puerto Rico; correspondence and statement from Luis Munoz Marin, governor of Puerto Rico.

F 5: Railroad Retirement Act (1947-1948, 1951).

Copy of Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Act, as Amended; leaflets from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board on how to compute retirement annuities; copies of miscellaneous legislation.

F 6: Railroad Retirement Act (1952).

Miscellaneous correspondence, mainly concerning S. 2639, which called for improved benefits. Correspondents include: Paul H. Douglas.

F 7: Railroad Retirement Act (1953-1954).

Miscellaneous correspondence. Correspondents include: Paul H. Douglas; Railroad Retirement Board.

F 8: Railroad Retirement Act (1955).

Miscellaneous correspondence; copies of miscellaneous legislation.

F 9: Railroad Retirement Act (1959, 1961).

Miscellaneous correspondence. Correspondents include: Railway Labor Executives' Association; Railroad Retirement Board.

F 10: Revenue and Taxation (n.d., 1947, 1949-1950).

Copies of miscellaneous legislation; compilation of letters and telegrams concerning proposed tax legislation for 1949 and 1950; budget for Canada; form letters on various tax legislation from Walter F. George.

F 11: Revenue and Taxation, Amusement Taxes (1949).

Correspondence mainly calling on Kerr to support H.R. 3905, which called for reducing theater admissions tax from 20 to 10 percent. Correspondents include: Theater Owners of Oklahoma.

F 12: Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives (1949).

F 13: Revenue and Taxation, Amusement Taxes (1950).

Correspondence on reducing admissions tax. Correspondents include: National Symphony Orchestra Association of Washington, D.C.; Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer; Council of Motion Picture Organizations.

F 14: Revenue and Taxation, Excise Taxes (1950).

Miscellaneous material calling for repeal of excise taxes; Excise Taxes Should Be Repealed, a booklet prepared by the National Committee for the Repeal of Wartime Excise Taxes; resolution from the National Committee for the Repeal of Wartime Excise Taxes; It Is Already Late, a booklet prepared by the Automobile Manufacturers Association; report on excise tax data prepared by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation.

F 15: Revenue and Taxation (1951).

Budget for Canada and United Kingdom; excise tax on automobiles; cooperatives; press release from National Farmers Union. Correspondents include: John W. McCormack.

F 16: Revenue and Taxation, Revenue Act of 1951, Correspondence (1951).

Statement of Joseph C. O'Mahoney. Correspondents include: Scott W. Lucas; Lester C. Hunt; J. G. Puterbaugh; Motion Picture Association.

F 17: Revenue and Taxation, Revenue Act of 1951, Data (1951).

Miscellaneous charts.

F 18: Revenue and Taxation, Revenue Act of 1951, Legislation (1951).

Numerous copies of amendments and reports on H.R. 4473, the Revenue Act of 1951.

F 19: Revenue and Taxation, Revenue Act of 1951, Senate-House Conferences (1951).

Miscellaneous memos from conferences concerning H.R. 4473.

F 20: Revenue and Taxation (1952).

Income tax; Tax Equalization Act; tax on cooperatives; tax relief; deductions on charitable contributions. Correspondents include: B. D. Eddie; United Funds Board.

F 21: Revenue and Taxation (1953).

Income tax; amusement tax; tax exemption.

F 22: Revenue and Taxation, Dependent Care (1953).

Correspondence and legislation especially concerning tax relief on child care; exemptions for dependents over the age of 65. Correspondents include: Kenneth A. Roberts; Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.

F 23: Revenue and Taxation, Distilled Spirits (1953).

Copy of bill and hearings on H.R. 1215, a bill to extend bonding period on distilled spirits; copy of bill, report, and memo on H.R. 5407, a bill to extend bonding period on distilled spirits; clippings; leaflet. Correspondents include: Frank L. Chelf.

F 24: Revenue and Taxation (1954).

Amusement taxes for nonprofit community theaters; income tax exemption; federal regulation of the practice of law in the tax field. Correspondents include: Johnston Murray; American Farm Bureau Federation; American Bar Association.

F 25: Revenue and Taxation (1955).

Statement by Richard L. Neuberger on federal tax on gasoline and other motor fuels; income tax; tax relief; amusement tax; statement of J. S. Seidman of American Institute of Accountants before House Ways and Means Committee regarding tax laws; statement of Vernon Herndon of American Hotel Association before Forand Subcommittee of House Ways and Means Committee regarding cabaret tax. Correspondents include: National Live Stock Tax Committee; American Federation of Musicians.

F 26: Revenue and Taxation, Automobiles for Driver Education (1955).

Correspondence concerning H.R. 5553, which would exempt automobiles used in driver education programs from the manufacturers' excise tax. Correspondents include: Oklahoma State Department of Education; Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.

F 27: Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives (1955).

Report with exhibits on taxation of cooperatives.

F 28: Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives, In-State Correspondence (Jan. - Feb. 1955).

Correspondence concerning taxation of cooperatives, mutual companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, etc.

F 29: Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives, In-State Correspondence (Mar. - Aug. 1955).

Correspondence concerning taxation of cooperatives, mutual companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, etc.

F 30: Revenue and Taxation, Cooperatives, Out-of-State Correspondence (1955).

Correspondence concerning taxation of cooperatives, mutual companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, etc.

F 31: Revenue and Taxation, Motorcycles (1955).

Copies of S. 1896, H.R. 5616, and H.R. 5647, bills to repeal the manufacturers' excise tax on motorcycles; statements regarding excise taxes; bicycle tariff. Correspondents include: Thomas E. Martin; many motorcycle dealers.

F 32: Revenue and Taxation, $20 Tax Credit (1955).

Copy of hearings before Senate Committee on Finance on H.R. 4259, which provided for a $20 tax credit for individuals and made other changes to tax laws; minority report from six Democratic members of Finance Committee (Kerr; J. Allen Frear, Jr.; Russell B. Long; George A. Smathers; Lyndon B. Johnson; Alben W. Barkley); telegram signed by representatives of many railroad unions and other unions. Correspondents include: International Association of Machinists; Julian J. Rothbaum; many local unions.

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