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Marriner S. Eccles, correspondence with Senator Estes Kefauver
No full textLetter dated 18 August 1960 from Estes Kefauver, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, to Marriner S. Eccles, thanking him for a "thoughtful message," just after his primary victory in his third Senate race
Telegram from Senator Estes Kefauver to Minnie Meacham Carter
No full textTelegram from Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of Tennessee, to Minnie Meacham Carter and Family upon the death of Amon Giles Carter. The telegram expresses condolences and sympathy about his death.https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/specialcollections_meachamcarterpapers/1211/thumbnail.jp
[Letter] 1955 July 22 [to] Tad [Francis E. Walter], Washington, D.C. / Estes Kefauver.
No full textThe letter is typed on United States Senate/ Committee on the Judiciary letterhead. See also Kefauver\u27s biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000044), as well as Walter\u27s biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000108).Kefauver states that it was good to discuss S.J. Res. 8 with Walter, saying that the Resolution "certainly can\u27t do any harm and it means a lot to me and I will appreciate it personally if you will get it passed in the House." Kefauver suggests calling it the "Walter-Kefauver Resolution" and has included a handwritten note at the bottom of the page, "Please give me a lift Tad." In addition to serving in the Senate, Kefauver also wrote books on the topics of crime in America and the power of monopolies. Kefauver is best remembered for his service on the "Kefauver Committee" to investigate organized crime. Walter served in World War II and as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the seventy-third and fifteen succeeding Congresses, serving from 1933 until his death May 31, 1963. Walter also acted as chairman of the Committee on Un-American Activities
[Letter] 1961 March 8 [to] Francis E. Walter, Washington, D.C. / Estes Kefauver.
No full textThe letter is typed on United States Senate/ Committee on Appropriations letterhead. See also Kefauver\u27s biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000044), as well as Walter\u27s biography and guide to research papers (See also Walter\u27s biography and a guide to research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000108).Kefauver expresses his regret to hear that Walter is leaving Congress, and apprises Walter of the "high personal esteem" he has for him. Kefauver served in the Senate from 1949 to 1963, and is best remembered for his work with the Kefauver Committee to investigate organized crime. The recipient of the letter, Francis E. Walter, served in World War II and as a Representative from Pennsylvania in the seventy-third and fifteen succeeding Congresses, serving from 1933 until his death May 31, 1963. Walter also acted as chairman of the Committee on Un-American Activities
Personal Papers (MS 80-0002)
No full textLetter from Estes Kefauver to I. H. Kempner in response to a letter previously sent by Kempner. Kefauver thanks Kempner for sending him a clipping regarding his recent speech in front of the Texas Cotton Association and then goes on to state that he hopes him and Kempner can meet should Kempner ever visit Washington in the future
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