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Correspondence primarily concerned with the elimination of a provision for loans to students beyond the second collegiate year and working under accelerated programs in fields directly connected with national defense.

Correspondence debating the place of a work program like the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during wartime.

Correspondence concerning military legislation including appropriations, compulsory insurance for soldiers, and the renegotiation of war contracts.

Includes material primarily concerned with legislation (S. 1603) to permit banks to open branches in military reservations and navy yards and legislation (S.2540) to authorize the creation of the War Distress Finance Corporation to deal with business distress and financial hardship caused by the war.

Copies of legislation introduced by Senator Maybank in 1942.

Correspondence only listing bill numbers including Senate Bill 1481 and House Bill 7243.

A letter requesting support for a resolution to create a memorial day for Edmund Burke in honor of his support for American Colonists during the American Revolution.

Telegrams concerning legislation (S. 2620) to provide benefits and relief for United States civilians that have been injured, killed, or captured as a result of the war.

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 3847) to setup a pension plan for congressmen.

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 6128) to provide three-hundred million additional dollars for defense housing through public buildings, Administration and/or War and Navy Departments.