House of Representatives Papers. 1900 - 1974. Constituent Case Files

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House of Representatives Papers. 1900 - 1974. Constituent Case Files

1938-1948

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7614394

This series consists of case mail or constituent service mail. Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson's case mail was comprised of individual case files containing constituents' requests for services from Federal agencies or Texas State agencies, general files containing copies of agency regulations, forms, and issuances, and constituent correspondence relating to information about agencies. These agencies include the Bureau of the Budget, Bureau of the Census, the military academies including West Point and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, the Departments of Justice, State, Interior and Treasury, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Housing Administration (FHA), the General Accounting Office (GAO), Civilian Production Administration (CPA), Office of Price Administration (OPA), the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), Women's Army Corp (WAC), the War Department, and Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), the Surplus War Property Administration, and the War Assets Administration. The files also include correspondence related to the American Legion, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), and the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. This series includes reports, contracts, lists, memorandums, telegrams, and letters which cover topics that include agriculture, appointments, civil service, commerce, conservation, hospitals, immigration, labor, the meat industry, old age, universities and colleges, veterans, war, and welfare. The files include correspondence between Johnson and Paul Bolton, George and Herman Brown, Howard E. Butt, John B. Connally, J. J. "Jake" Pickle, Sid Richardson, Max Starcke, Alvin J. Wirtz, and many others..

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Starcke, Max

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Max Starcke was the Director of the Lower Colorado River Authority. From the description of Starcke, Max (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610203 ...

Brown, Herman, 1892-1962

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Pickle, J. J. (James Jarrell), 1913-

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James Jarrell "Jake" Pickle (b. 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, serving from December 21, 1963 to January 3, 1995. He was area director of the National Youth Administration from 1938 to 1941 and was director of the Texas State Democratic executive committee from 1957 to 1960. From the description of Pickle, J. J. (James Jarrell), 1913- (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10573614 ...

Richardson, Sid, 1891-1959

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Wirtz, Alvin, 1888-1951

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Alvin Jacob Wirtz (1888-1951) was an attorney and a Texas state senator from 1922 to 1930. He organized and served as General Counsel for the Lower Colorado River Authority, and was chairman of the state advisory board of the National Youth Administration for Texas. He was Under Secretary of the Department of the Interior from January 2, 1940 to May 24, 1941. From the description of Wirtz, Alvin J. (Alvin Jacob), 1888-1951 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10...

Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

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John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th Governor of Texas and as the 61st United States Secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republican in 1973. Born in Floresville, Texas, Connally pursued a legal career after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. During World War II, he served on the staff of James Forrestal and Dwight D. Eisenhower before transferring to the Asiati...

Bolton, Paul, 1903-1986

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Paul Bolton, media broadcaster, worked for Lyndon B. Johnson at KTBC-Austin, which was owned by the Johnson family. From the description of Bolton, Paul, 1903-1986 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10601071 ...

Gideon, W. Sim, Sr., 1906-1996

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Wyman Sim Gideon (b. 1906-d. June 12, 1996) served was the General Manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority. He also worked as an attorney for Powell, Wirtz, Rauhut, and Gideon. He was married to Olga Bredt Gideon (1910-2005). The Sim Gideon Power Plant, located in Bastrop County, Texas, is named for him. He was an associate of Lyndon Baines Johnson and other Texans. From the description of Gideon, W. Sim, Sr., 1906-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId:...

Butt, Howard E., Sr., 1895-1991

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Howard Edward Butt, Sr. (b. Apr. 9, 1895, Memphis, Tenn.-d. Mar. 12, 1991, Corpus Christi, Tex.), philanthropist and businessman, founder of the Texas-based H-E-B grocery store chain. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy appointed him to the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, and he also helped establish the University of Corpus Christi. From the description of Butt, Howard E., Sr., 1895-1991 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10599680 ...