Box 87

A letter from Representative Frank Buchanan, Chairman of the House Select Committee on Lobbying Activities, requesting Senator Maybank's suggestions regarding a study being conducted to investigate lobbying activities intended to influence, encourage, promote, or retard legislation.

Correspondence concerning maritime legislation including funding for the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York and to provide for United States flag shipping participation in Government-financed cargoes.

Correspondence concerning the European Recovery Program. Also included is a letter containing the report Knowledge of the Marshall Plan in Europe: France, sent by Senator Pat McCarran, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation.

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.R. 157) authorizing the Attorney General of the United States to recognize and to award to outstanding courageous young Americans a medal for heroism known as the Young American Medal for Bravery.

Correspondence concerning the need for better protection for migratory birds.

Correspondence concerning mining and mineral legislation including mineral research and fair payment to contractors extracting strategic mineral resources.

Correspondence from South Carolina constituents voicing their opinions on a number of pieces of legislation including social security, housing, education, the Taft-Hartley Act, civil rights, the minimum wage, Cowpens Battlefield, socialized medicine, the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC), rural electrification, and the North Atlantic Pact.

A letter from Dr. R. F. Poole, President of the Clemson Agricultural College requesting support for the National Science Foundation Bill.

Correspondence primarily concerning legislation to provide Federal Aid for the education of nurses and other healthcare personnel. Also included are copies of bills concerning hospitals and healthcare.

A telegram urging support for the partition of Palestine and the creation of a Jewish State.