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Correspondence concerning burial rights and insurance records of those killed in the armed services.

Correspondence concerning draft legislation including conscription during peacetime and amendments to the Selective Service Act.

Correspondence and reports concerning Senator Maybank's work as Chairman of the Joint Committee for the Deferment of Legislative Employees.

Correspondence concerning education legislation including teacher's salaries, vocational rehabilitation, and Federal aid to education.

Correspondence concerning employment legislation including full employment and the return of the Employment Service to the States.

Correspondence concerning the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). A proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.

Correspondence from constituents proclaiming vigorous opposition to the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC). Originally created during wartime to combat racial discrimination in defense industries, the FEPC met strong opposition, particularly in the South, when legislation was proposed to enact a permanent FEPC. Senator Maybank vigorously opposed the FEPC and voiced his opposition in several speeches.