Congressional papers, 1924-1942.

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Congressional papers, 1924-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45748109

This small collection contains business and congressional correspondence, speeches, press releases, and miscellaneous. The papers reflect Gassaway's dislike of Huey P. Long of Louisiana and are a good source of information on politics in Oklahoma. The papers include "Dear Taxpayer" letters which describe actions in Congress and give explanations of pending legislation and actions of the Roosevelt administration.

2 cubic ft.

University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7558322

University of Oklahoma, Bizzell Memorial Library

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Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

Murray, William H. (William Henry), 1869-1956

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Murray, frequently known as Alfalfa Bill, had an illustrious career in Oklahoma territorial and state politics. He was a legal advisor to Chickasaw Governor Douglas H. Johnston, president of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention, member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, 1907-1908, member of the U. S. House of Representatives, representing Oklahoma's Fourth District, 1913-1917, founder of an agricultural colony in Bolivia, 1919-1929, governor of Oklahoma, 1931-1934, national direct...

Gassaway, P. L. (Percy Lee), 1885-1937

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Percy Gassaway, a practicing attorney and judge, was elected to the Seventy-fourth Congress (1935-1936) as a Democrat from Oklahoma's Fourth District. He was known as "Judge" and the "Cowboy Congressman" due to his distinctive attire. From the description of Congressional papers, 1924-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 45748109 ...