[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Representative Truett Latimer - January 26, 1957]
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A letter written to Truett Latimer, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 26, 1957. Carswell expresses his appreciation to Latimer for sending pamphlets regarding a probation system for Texas and offers his views on the "Right to Work" laws and the membership of government employees in unions. He advises that the next Texas senator should be elected by Texans and advises that segregation should be the responsibility of the local school districts.
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A letter written to Truett Latimer, from T. N. Carswell, dated January 26, 1957. Carswell expresses his appreciation to Latimer for sending pamphlets regarding a probation system for Texas and offers his views on the "Right to Work" laws and the membership of government employees in unions. He advises that the next Texas senator should be elected by Texans and advises that segregation should be the responsibility of the local school districts.
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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.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Representative Truett Latimer - January 26, 1957],
letter,
January 26, 1957;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398224/:
accessed July 15, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.