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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "For the Relief of Doctor Alfonso Vidal y Planas." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "For the relief of Rene Belbenoit." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "For the relief of Anna and Soloman Lagstein."

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To amend the Housing Act of 1948." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To amend the Hospital Survey and Construction Act (title VI of the Public Health Service Act), to extend its duration and provide greater financial assistance in the construction of hospitals, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To establish a Federal Commission on Service for the Physically Handicapped, to define its duties, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Education and Labor.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To authorize the naturalization of Michael Kroskof-Thomas." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To amend an Act entitled "An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States", approved July 1, 1898, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on the Judiciary.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: "To provide for direct Federal loans to meet the housing needs of moderate income families, to provide liberalized credit to reduce the cost of housing for such families, and for other purposes." 81st Congress, 1st Session. Committee on Banking and Currency.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Douglas Collection covers the former congresswoman's life from her early stage career until her death in 1980. Because the bulk of the materials documents her years in Congress, the collection is especially rich in covering events and issues central to the immediate post-World War II era. Due to her service on the Foreign Affairs Committee, there is a large amount of papers on the earliest years of the Cold War and the establishment of the new world order. Interesting topics include the...