[Scrapbook] Scrapbook 1938-1942, 1938 - 1943
Scope and Contents
Many newspaper clippings about Walter's opinions on bills, including labor and war related bills; Congressional Records about what Walter voted on and how he voted; Newspaper articles both praise and criticize Walter; Election Returns; Newspaper clippings on what is happening in the war and with the Nazis; Newspaper clippings about Pennsylvania cases; A clipping of a relelection advertisment; Walter responding to newspaper articles about him; A mention of colored forces being moved; Multiple Times Magazines (many war related); A Magazine for Locomotives and Enginemen; A defense Magazine; Magazine for 2nd Session of 79th Congress; Political cartoons about his bills (good and bad); A magazine for Investors America; Congressional Records from the Senate; newspaper clipping of court case for the impeachment of the first woman ever appointed to Cabinet; Stamps: Clipping saying Walter was mentioned as possible Federal Court Judge; A yearbook for Mercersburg Academy; Clippings of events that Walter has held (ex. Annual Dances); Election records; Learn about your congressman Francis E. Walter; Walter's office and how it kept running well while he was deployed; A letter from someone giving newspaper clippings of Walter to someone else;
Dates
- Creation: 1938 - 1943
Creator
- From the Collection: Walter, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1894-1963 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 220 Linear Feet (201 Boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Personal Names Mentioned
Bankhead, William Brockman, 1874-1940; Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940; Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944; Timoshenko, Semen, 1899-1958; Perkins, Frances, 1880-1965; Guffey, Joseph F., 1870-1959; McNutt, Paul V. (Paul Vories), 1891-1955; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973; Meaney, Thomas Francis, 1888-1968; Arnold, Thurman Wesley, 1891-1969; Boland, Patrick Joseph, 1880-1942; Drew, Ira W. (Ira Walton), 1878-1972; Swope, Guy J. (Guy Jacob), 1892-1969; Meyer, Ernst Christopher, 1878-; Skillman, David B. (David Bishop), 1887-;
Corporate Names Mentioned
Congressional Record; The Commercial Financial Chronical; The Morning Free Press; The Philadelphia Inquirer; The Washington Post; The Pittsburgh Press; The Patriot, Harrisburg; Philadelphia Record; State Political Gleanings; The Evening News; The Evening Bulletin; Bethlehem Bulletin; Bangor Daily News; Harrisburg Telegraph; Easton Express; The Morning Free Press; Wilkes-Barre Record; The Morning Call; Evening Public Ledger; Time Magazine; The Indianapolis Star; Philadelphia Record; H. L. S. News Service; Luce's Press Clipping Bureau; The Washington Daily News; The New York Times; New York Herald Tribune; Foreign Service; Regular Service; Chicago Daily Tribune; Congressional Record; Chicago Herald-American, Andover; Easton Free Press; Weatherly Herald; The Record, Stroudsburg; British American Ambulance Corps, Inc.; Defense ; Philadephia Evening Bulletin; The National Week; The Mercersburg Academy; The New Republic; Lehigh University; Georgetown University; Princeton Prepatory School; HJ.-J. Procope; Men and Events; The Political Parade; Evening Leader; Pictoral Directory of the Victory Congress; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine; Investor America;
Geographic Locations
Easton, PA; Northampton County, PA; Washington DC; Pen Argyl, PA; Bethlehem, PA; Todyhanna, PA: Fort Hoyle, MD; London, England; Pike County, PA; Monroe County, PA; Carbon County, PA; Bucks County, PA; Harrisburg, PA; Schuykill County, PA;
Keywords
World War II; Nazis; United States Congress Sessions; Walter Wins in Voting; Colored People; Labor Rights; Community Involvement; New Deal; Conflict between the Republican and Democrat party; Push for Public Support during the war; Federal Court; Impeachment; Navy; The Postoffice; Pearl Harbor; Japanese forces; Walter goes for active duty; Republicans vs. Democrats; Administrative Law; The Great Depression; Elections; Army Engineers; Military; Political Reactionaries; USA Defense; Impeachment; Pure Water; Reforms among Democratic Party; Loan to coal company to remove families from relief rolls and reopen anthracite colliery; Stock Market; Flag Day; Money rationing in school systems; Money spent on campaigns; FDR opinions; Flood control;
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Lehigh University
Linderman Library
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Bethlehem PA 18045 USA
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