The Sam Rayburn Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007

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The Sam Rayburn Papers, 1822, 1831, 1845, 1903-2007

1822-2007

Correspondence, speeches, interviews, newspaper clippings, printed materials, financial records, maps, charts, photographs, and reports document the political career of Sam Rayburn. The bulk is correspondence from government officials and constituents. Correspondents include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Hubert H. Humphrey, Adlai E. Stevenson, and John W. McCormack. A small portion comprises Rayburn family correspondence. Originally deposited in the Sam Rayburn Library at Bonham, Texas, the papers were acquired by the University of Texas at Austin in 1992.

119 feet, 3 inches

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