Sumners, Hatton William, Papers, 1935-1938

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Sumners, Hatton William, Papers, 1935-1938

Comprising a bound volume of photocopied correspondence, memoranda, and a legislative bill, the Hatton W. Sumners Papers, 1935-1938, chronicle Sumner's activities as chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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