[Letter from Milton Whiting to T. N. Carswell - May 10, 1948]
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A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Milton Whiting, Whiting Oil Company, Clifton Forge, Virginia, dated May 10, 1948. Whiting expresses his disappointment that he has not yet come across a car of the type that Carswell wants, describes his business as too good which makes for a shortage of supply of vehicles but that gasoline is short there making business not much of a pleasure. He advises that Nora had not been well but is better and hopes that Carswell, Byrdie and Peggy will visit.
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A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Milton Whiting, Whiting Oil Company, Clifton Forge, Virginia, dated May 10, 1948. Whiting expresses his disappointment that he has not yet come across a car of the type that Carswell wants, describes his business as too good which makes for a shortage of supply of vehicles but that gasoline is short there making business not much of a pleasure. He advises that Nora had not been well but is better and hopes that Carswell, Byrdie and Peggy will visit.
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.