Box 14: Public Works - Ways and Means (1951 - 1952)
F 1: Public Works, Committee on (1951). Arkansas-White-Red: Meeting of the Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee.
Minutes of the sixth meeting of the Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee.
F 2: Public Works, Committee on (1951). Arkansas-White-Red: Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee.
Correspondence and clippings.
F 3: Public Works, Committee on (1952). Atomic Power Plant: General.
F 4: Public Works, Committee on (1952). Corps of Engineers: General.
F 5: Public Works, Committee on (1951). General Correspondence and Clippings.
F 6: Public Works, Committee on (1952). Niagara Falls.
Discussion of S.517; "To preserve the scenic beauty of the Niagara Falls and River and to authorize the construction of certain public works on that river for power and other purposes, and for other purposes" (Herbert H. Lehman - New York), S.2021; "To preserve the scenic beauty of the Niagara Falls and River, to authorize the construction of certain works of improvement on that river for power purposes and to further the interests of national security by authorizing the prompt development of such works of improvement for power purposes" (Homer E. Capehart - Indiana), H.R.1642; "To preserve the scenic beauty of the Niagara Falls and River and to authorize the construction of certain public works on that river for power and other purposes, and for other purposes" (Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. - New York), and H.R.3146; "To preserve the scenic beauty of the Niagara Falls and River, to authorize the construction of certain works of improvement on that river for power purposes and to further the interests of national security by authorizing the prompt development of such works of improvement for power purposes" (William E. Miller - New York).
F 7: Public Works, Committee on (1951-1952). St. Lawrence Seaway: General.
Analysis of the Power Aspects of the St. Lawrence Seaway Project.
F 8: Public Works, Committee on (1951). Washita Valley.
H.R.5597; "Authorizing flood-control works in the Washita Valley by the Department of Agriculture" (Victor Wickersham - Oklahoma).
F 8b: Questionnaires (1951-1952). National Federation of Small Business. Ballots #170-190.
F 9: Resolutions (1951). Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association.
F 10: Resolutions (1951). Southern States Industrial Council.
F 11: Rules, Committee on (1952). Budget Committee.
Discussion of S.913; "To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide for more effective evaluation of the fiscal requirements of the executive agencies of the Government of the United States" (John L. McClellan - Arkansas), and H.R.7888; "To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to provide for more effective evaluation of the fiscal requirements of the executive agencies of the Government of the United States" (William M. Colmer - Mississippi). Correspondents include John L. McClellan.
F 12: Rules, Committee on (1952). Wage and Stabilization Board.
Discussion of H.Res.532; "To direct the Committee on Education and Labor to conduct an investigation of the Wage and Stabilization Board" (Leo E. Allen - Illinois).
F 13: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). American Peoples Peace Congress: General.
F 14: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). General.
Correspondents include Carl Albert.
F 15: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). McCarran Act Repeal.
Discussion of H.R.3118; "To repeal the Internal Security Act of 1950" (Adolph J. Sabath - Illinois).
F 16: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). McCarthy, Joseph.
News release from Joseph McCarthy.
F 17: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). National Assembly for Moral Re-Armament.
a. Correspondents include Charles B. Deane, and Charles E. Bennett.
b. Report from the National Assembly for Moral Re-Armament.
F 18: Un-American Activities, Committee on (1951). Winrod, Gerald B.
Correspondents include John S. Wood.
F 19: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). Automobiles: General.
F 20: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). Automobiles.
Discussion of S.1864; "To authorize payments by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on the purchase of automobiles or other conveyances by certain disabled veterans who served during World War II, and persons who served in the military, naval, or air service of the United States on or after June 27, 1950, and for other purposes" (Herbert H. Lehman - New York; John O. Pastore - Rhode Island; Richard M. Nixon - California; and James E. Murray - Montana).
F 21: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Committee Materials.
Correspondents include John E. Rankin.
F 22: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Disability Benefits.
Discussion of H.R.4975; "To continue service-connected tubercular total-disability ratings of certain veterans in certain instances" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma). Correspondents include J.E. Rankin.
F 23: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Disability Benefits.
Discussion of H.R.5010; "To provide certain service-connected disability benefits to certain veterans" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 24: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). General Correspondence.
F 25: Veteran's Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). G.I. Bill: General.
F 26: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). G.I. Bill: Housing.
F 27: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). G.I. Bill: Korea.
F 28: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). G.I. Bill: Korea.
Discussion of H.R.6425; "To provide vocational readjustment and to restore lost educational opportunities to certain persons who served in the Armed Forces on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall be fixed by the President or the Congress" (Olin E. Teague - Texas).
F 29: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (no date). G.I. Bill: Korea.
Discussion of H.R.7642; "To provide readjustment benefits to certain persons who served in the Armed Forces on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall be fixed by the President or the Congress, and for other purposes" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 30: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on ( 1952). G.I. Bill: Korea.
Discussion of H.R.7656; "To provide vocational readjustment and to restore lost educational opportunities to certain persons who served in the Armed Forces on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall be fixed by the President or the Congress" (Olin E. Teague - Texas). Correspondents include J.E. Rankin. Committee Report (H.R.7656).
F 31: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (no date). G.I. Bill: Korea.
Discussion of S.J.Res. 72; "To provide certain benefits for certain persons who shall have served in the Armed Forces of the United States on and after June 27, 1950" (Walter F. George - Georgia; Robert S. Kerr - Oklahoma; Ernest W. McFarland - Arizona; Irving M. Ives - New York; and Olin D. Johnston - South Carolina), and H.J.Res. 257; "To provide certain benefits for certain persons have served in the Armed Forces of the United States on and after June 27, 1950" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi). Committee Report (Public Law 28).
F 32: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Health Care: General.
Resolution from the Veterans Administration at Oklahoma City.
F 33: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Health Care:
H.R.2418; "To provide greater security for veterans of the Spanish-American War, including the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection, in the granting of emergency hospital care by the Veterans' Administration" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 34: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). Hoover Commission Recommendations.
a. Correspondence and clippings.
b. Resolution from the American Legion Post No. 35.
F 35: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Hospitals.
Discussion of H.R.314; "To provide for the establishment of veterans' hospital for Negro veterans at the birthplace of Booker T. Washington in Franklin County, Virginia" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 36: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Indemnity Act.
Discussion of H.R.1; "To authorize the payment by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs of a gratuitous indemnity to survivors of members of the Armed Forces who die in active service, and for other purposes" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi). Correspondents include J. E. Rankin. Public Law 23 (H.R.1). Committee Report (H.R.1). Committee Report (Public Law 23).
F 37: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1952). Multi-Legislation.
Discussion of H.R.3317, H.R.3677, S.1138, H.R.3316, H.R.3686, and S.1151.
F 38: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Pensions: General.
F 39: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.310; "To amend the income limitation governing the granting of pension to veterans and death-pension benefits to widows and children of veterans, and for other purposes" (J. E. Rankin - Mississippi). Correspondents include Toby Morris.
F 40: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (no date). Pensions.
H.R.315; "To liberalize the service pension laws relating to veterans of the war with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection, or the Boxer Rebellion, and their dependents" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi). Public Law 108 (H.R.315).
F 41: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.1665; "Granting pensions to veterans of World War I and their widows and dependent children equivalent to the pensions granted to veterans of the war with Spain and their widows and dependent children" (Albert Rains - Alabama).
F 42: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.1770; "To provide special pensions for certain persons awarded medals for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Armed Forces of the United States of America" (Lansdale G. Sasscer - Maryland).
F 43: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.2419; "To provide increases in the rates of pension payable to certain widows of veterans of the Spanish-American War, including the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 44: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.3193; "To establish a rate of pension for aid and attendance under part III f Veterans Regulation No. 1 (a), as amended" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi). Public Law 149 (H.R.3193).
F 45: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.3549; "To modify eligibility requirements for payment of pension to certain widows of veterans of the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish-American War, including the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine Insurrection" (Hamilton C. Jones - North Carolina).
F 46: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951-1952). Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.4394; "To provide certain increases in the monthly rates of compensation and pension payable to veterans and their dependents, and for other purposes" (John E. Rankin - Mississippi).
F 47: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Spanish-American Veterans.
a. General discussion of H.R.2419, H.R.2418, and H.R.315.
b. Public Law 791 (H.R.6217); "To make additional funds available to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs for direct
home and farmhouse loans to eligible veterans, under title III of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended"
(Carl Elliott - Alabama).
F 48: Veterans' Affairs, Committee on (1951). Subsistence Allowance.
S.801; "To amend Veterans Regulation No. 1 (a) with respect to subsistence allowance to be paid to veterans pursuing apprentice or other training of the job" (Edwin C. Johnson - Colorado).
F 49: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Conference on Aging.
Discussion of H.Res.238; "To provide for a Select Committee on Problems of the Aging" (Sidney R. Yates - Illinois). Correspondents include Sidney R. Yates.
F 50: Ways and Means, Committee on (no date). Contracts.
Public Law 9 (H.R.1724); To provide for the renegotiation of contracts, and for other purposes" (Robert L. Doughton - North Carolina).
F 51: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Government Spending.
General correspondence and clippings.
F 52: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Interest Rates: General.
F 53: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Narcotics.
Discussion of H.R.1522; "To amend sections 174, 200, 200a, and 200b of title 21, United States Code; section 2557 (b), title 26, United States Code; and section 2596, title 26, United States Code, to provide minimum and maximum penalties upon conviction of violation of the act of May 26, 1922, as amended; the act of December 17, 1914, as amended; and the act of August 2, 1937, as amended; and for other purposes" (Hale Boggs - Louisiana), H.R.1782; "To provide an increased penalty for the sale of narcotic drugs to persons under seventeen years of age, and for other purposes" (Adam C. Powell, Jr. - New York), H.R.2340; "To amend the penalty provisions applicable to persons convicted of violating certain narcotic laws, and for other purposes" (James G. Donovan - New York), H.R.2645; "To amend the penalty provisions applicable to persons convicted of violating certain narcotic laws, and for other purposes" (Sidney R. Yates - Illinois), H.R.2926; "To amend section 1073, title 18, United States Code, with respect to indecent molestation or sexual abuse of a minor, or the unlawful sale of narcotics to a minor" (Frank L. Chelf - Kentucky), H.R.3490; "To amend the penalty provisions applicable to persons convicted of violating certain narcotic laws, and for other purposes" (Hale Boggs - Louisiana), and H.R.3539; "To amend the penalty provisions applicable to persons violating certain narcotic laws, and for other purposes" (John E. Fogarty - Rhode Island).
F 54: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "A - C" and clippings.
F 55: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "C - G" and clippings.
F 56: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "H - I" and clippings.
F 57: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "J - M" and clippings.
F 58: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "N through Richardson" and clippings.
F 59: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "Richter" and clippings.
F 60: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "Robertson - Roop" and clippings.
F 61: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "Sa - St" and clippings.
F 62: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
General correspondence "T - Z" and clippings.
F 63: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
Colleague correspondence. Correspondents include Walter Rogers, John A. Blatnik, Overton Brooks, Charles B. Brownson, Charles A. Wolverton, Thomas B. Curtis, Toby Morris, James E. Van Zandt, John C. Butler, Sidney A. Fine, Harold C. Hagen, Foster Furcolo, Robert J. Corbett, and Clement J. Zablocki.
F 64: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: American Pension Committee.
COMET, April 9, 1952; March 26, 1952; July 18, 1951.
F 65: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: General Welfare Convention.
National Pension Guide, June 1951; December 1950; July 1951..
F 66: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: National Constitutional Council.
F 67: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: National Constitutional Council.
F 68: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: National Pension Federation.
National Pension Guide, February 1952; April 1952; May 1952; June 1952.
F 69: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: Petitions.
F 70: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: Toby Morris Materials.
S.3666; "To extend for five years the authority to provide for the maintenance of a domestic tin-smelting industry" (Lyndon B. Johnson - Texas).
F 71: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: Releases.
F 72: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: Townsend Plan.
Correspondence and clippings. Correspondents include John A. Blatnik, and Homer D. Angell.
F 73: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.2681; "Providing a direct Federal old-age pension at the rate of $100 per month to certain citizens sixty years of age or over" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 74: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
H.R.2757; "To amend the Social Security Act, as amended, by increasing the amount of wages and net earnings from self-employment permitted without suspension of benefit payments under the Federal old-age and survivors insurance system, and for other purposes" (James E. Van Zandt - Pennsylvania).
F 75: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
H.R.2946; "To amend the Social Security Act to permit individuals entitled to old-age or survivors insurance benefits to earn $100 a month without deductions being made from their benefits" (Usher L. Burdick - North Dakota).
F 76: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
H.R.4925; "To provide for cost-of-living increases in the benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act" (Charles R. Howell - New Jersey).
F 77: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old age Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.5279; "To extend and improve the old-age survivors insurance system, and for other purposes" (Carl Elliott - Alabama).
F 78: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions: Educators.
Discussion of H.R.5604; "To amend the Social Security Act so as to authorize the extension of Federal old-age and survivors insurance to employees of institutions of higher education who are covered by State or local government retirement systems" (Byron G. Rogers - Colorado).
F 79: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
H.R.5817; "To amend the Social Security Act so as to reduce the amount of the deductions which may be made on account of outside income from the benefits payable to certain individuals thereunder" (Samuel W. Yorty - California).
F 80: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.6461; "To amend the Social Security Act to provide a direct Federal pension of $100 per month to all American citizens who have been citizens ten years or over" (John C. Butler - New York).
F 80b: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security/Old Age Pensions - Indians.
Correspondence re: H.R. 6596 to amend the Social Security Act to Require state agencies in determining need to disregard the value of land held in trust for Indians.
F 81: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.7273; "For the establishment of a Commission of Old Age and Retirement Benefits" (Toby Morris - Oklahoma).
F 82: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Social Security and Old Age Pensions.
Discussion of H.R.7800; "To amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase old-age and survivors insurance benefits, to preserve insurance rights of permanently and totally disabled individuals, and to increase the amount of earnings permitted without loss of benefits, and for other purposes" (Robert L. Doughton - North Carolina).
F 83: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Tariff and Trade: Taxes.
F 84: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Tariffs: Tuna.
Discussion of H.R.5693; "To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 so as to impose certain duties upon the importation of tuna fish, and for other purposes" (A. Sidney Camp - Georgia).
F 85: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Imports on baling twine.
Discussion of H.R.1005; "To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the free importation of twin used for baling hay, straw, and other fodder and bedding material" (John D. Dingell - Michigan).
F 86: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Taxes: Admissions.
F 87: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Bonds.
F 88: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Capital Gains.
F 89: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Charitable Deductions.
F 89b: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Child Care.
Includes correspondence regarding permitting deductions from income tax for child care expenses of working mothers.
F 90: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Taxes: Co-operative/Mutual Organizations.
a. General correspondence "A - F" and clippings.
b. Congressional Record Daily Digest, August 29, 1951.
F 91: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Taxes: Co-operative/Mutual Organizations.
General correspondence "G - Z" and clippings.
F 92: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Taxes: Co-operatives.
Discussion of H.R.240; "To equalize taxation and provide revenue" (Noah M. Mason - Illinois).
F 93: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Excise Taxes Automobiles.
F 94: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Excise Taxes on Cigarettes.
F 95: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Excise Taxes on Lawn Mowers.
F 96: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Taxes: Exemptions.
Discussion of H.R.2764; "To amend section 22 (b) (2), Internal Revenue Code, act of February 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 10), relating to income-tax exemption of certain employees, by including certain veterans' organization employees, and others" (Aime J. Forand - Rhode Island).
F 97: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Gasoline Taxes.
F 98: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951-1952). Taxes: General Correspondence and Clippings.
F 99: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Livestock.
Discussion of H.R.4104; "To amend section 117 (j) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the income-tax treatment of sales of livestock" (Thomas E. Martin - Iowa).
F 100: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Oil Depletion Allowances. General correspondence.
Let's Keep on Hunting Oil, Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Co., Jan., 1951.
F 101: Ways and Means, Committee on (no date). Taxes: Oil Depletion Allowance.
"Statement before the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives of Congressman Toby Morris."
F 102: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Oil Depletion Allowance. Data.
a. Congressional Record, Feb.,1951.
b. "Extension of Remarks of Hon. Tom Steed," Congressional Record, February 13, 1950.
c. "Statement of Governor Johnston Murray to the House Ways and Means Committee United States Congress."
F 103: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Oil Depletion Allowance. Data.
a. Press release from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
b. "Interim Report of the National Petroleum Council's Committee on Capital and Materials Requirements for increasing
availability of Petroleum Products."
c. Brochure: Tax Policy and Petroleum Supplies.
d. Brochure: Depletion Allowance A Fundamental Right, Say Courts and Congress, from the Independent Petroleum
Association of America.
F 104: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Taxes: Red Cross.
Discussion of H.R.7345; "To exclude from gross income the proceeds of certain sports programs conducted for the benefit of the American National Red Cross" (Wilbur D. Mills - Arkansas).
F 105: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Taxes: Synthetic Fibers.
Correspondents include Frank E. Smith.
F 106: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Tax Bill.
a. Discussion of H.R.4473; "To provide revenue, and for other purposes" (Robert L. Doughton - North Carolina).
b. Investors League Bulletin, July - August, 1951.
F 107: Ways and Means, Committee on (1952). Taxes: Transportation.
Discussion of H.R.6536; "To provide that amounts which do not exceed fifty-one cents shall be exempt from the tax imposed upon amounts paid for the transportation of persons" (Joseph W. Martin, Jr. - Massachusetts).
F 108: Ways and Means, Committee on (1951). Taxes: Withholding - Savings/Dividends.
General correspondence and clippings.
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