Concerns Regarding Food and Drug Act: A Plea for Epileptic Patients, 1952-03-11

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 41

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_41_0007

Scope and Contents

The document is a letter from a congressman to a couple in Tulsa, Oklahoma, who have raised concerns about a recent law preventing the use of the mail for sending medicine to epileptics. The congressman expresses sympathy for their situation but explains that he was not involved in the handling of the bill and may not be able to do much about it at this time. The couple also included a letter addressed to a congressmen in Washington D.C. urging them to present a bill to allow the continued mailing of medicine to epileptics.

Dates

Creation: 1952-03-11

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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