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Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Letters and autographs, 1865-1893

 Item — Box 6: [Barcode: 31197233283180], Folder: 33-34
Identifier: Vault MSS 2
Scope and Contents

Two handwritten and signed letters, dated 7 June 1865 and 15 June (?) 1893. The missive dated 1865 is addressed to "Prof. Bartlett West Point." Blaine recommends J. Brisben Walker, "a young relative of mine," who will be attending West Point to Bartlett. The letter dated 1893 is addressed to Walker. Blaine thanks Walker for his letter which included an address. Also with the collection are two of Blaine's autographs.

Dates: 1865-1893

Mike Mansfield letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335868]
Identifier: MSS 1056
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter, dated 3 April 1958, and addresssed to Elveretta Rundie of Dillon, Montana. Mansfield thanks Rundie for the receipt of her petition. He agrees with her views on paid television.

Dates: 1958 April 3

Bernard Moses correspondence

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230307305]
Identifier: MSS SC 904
Scope and Contents

Letters received by and sent by Bernard Moses. 14 are from B.H. Roberts; 5 are from Heber J. Grant, President of the Mormon Church; 3 are from other Mormon leaders; 3 are by Moses himself; and there are 14 envelopes without the corresponding letters. Moses and Roberts were friends from the 1880's until Robert's death in 1933. The letters are largely friendly in nature, expressing goodwill and appreciation for accomplishments.

Dates: 1899-1950

Vivian Niles letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309053]
Identifier: MSS SC 1119
Scope and Contents

Letters received by Vivian Niles. These missives are from United States Senators and Representatives from Utah including: Frank E. Moss, Jake Garn, and Wayne Owens. These are replies to inquiries by Niles. They deal with political matters on the level of Utah as well as the United States.

Dates: 1967-1975

W. Cleon Skousen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9364
Scope and Contents Contains personal papers of W. Cleon Skousen, including diaries and scrapbooks. Also contains professional papers of W. Cleon Skousen, reflecting his varied careers in law enforcement, authorship, research, lecturing, education, and scholarship. Topics include communism, the United States Constitution and government history, government officials, world politics, the Book of Mormon, and police administration.Contains materials on various institutions Skousen affiliated with,...
Dates: 1911-2006

Reed Smoot letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334119]
Identifier: MSS 1115
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of two typewritten letters and a certificate. The letters were addressed to Daniel B. Hill Richards, a Utah lawyer. The items recommend Richards for the position of consul general in Cairo, Egypt, and discuss strategy to be used against those who were attempting to unseat Smoot from the United States Senate.

Dates: 1903-1904

George Sutherland letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232490190]
Identifier: MSS 631
Scope and Contents

Typewritten copy of a letter dated 7 Nov. 1903 and composed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The item was addressed to Chester Isaiah Long, a United States senator. Sutherland, then a member of the United States House of Representatives, endorses the election of Reed Smoot to the United States Senate. He also writes about early political parties in Provo, Utah.

Dates: 1903

W. Cleon Skousen papers on Orrin Hatch, 1979-1999

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9364 Series 4 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents Letters written from United States Senator Orrin Hatch from 1991 to 1999, the first letters being copies of letters sent to other recipients, but the majority thereafter addressed to both Cleon and Jewel Skousen. The letters included copies of government documents and letters to other government officials, articles, and clippings, which provide context for the letters' topics of discussion. Cleon has annotated and highlighted content in the letters. Also includes a 1979 news release from...
Dates: 1979-1999