Observations from Washington, 1939 April-1941 May / by Oscar Youngdahl, Member of Congress, Fifth District, Minnesota.

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Observations from Washington, 1939 April-1941 May / by Oscar Youngdahl, Member of Congress, Fifth District, Minnesota.

Constituent newsletters (22 issues, mimeographed)issued by Youngdahl (Republican) while serving as Minnesota's fifth district congressman, and which reflect the principal issues of the period, especially American neutrality during the initial years of World War II.

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