Letter from Henry Rising to Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, May 19, 1942

Letter from Henry Rising to Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, May 19, 1942

World War II
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Liquor industry-United States
Moral reform-United States
United States-Politics and government-1933-1945
United States Senate

Letter dated May 19, 1942, from Henry Rising Paper Company, Los Angeles, California, to U.S. Senator Theodore G. Bilbo of Mississippi. The correspondence references the attack on Pearl Harbor and criticizes liquor dealers for allegedly undermining the World War II war effort. Rising argues that liquor dealers should be required to serve in the military or in war-related service. This letter forms part of the General Correspondence subseries within Series V (United States Senate, 1935-1947) of the Theodore G. Bilbo Papers (M2), Box 1054.

Rising, Henry

Theodore G. Bilbo Papers (M2), Series V: United States Senate, 1935-1947, General Correspondence, Box 1054. McCain Library & Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.

University of Southern Mississippi, McCain Library & Archives

1942-05-19

Bilbo, Theodore G. (Theodore Gilmore), 1877-1947

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Part of Series V (United States Senate, 1935-1947), General Correspondence subseries, Theodore G. Bilbo Papers (M2), Box 1054.

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