[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator William A. Blakley - May 23, 1958]
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A letter written to Senator William A. Blakley, Dallas, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated May 23, 1958. Carswell replies to Blakley's letter of May 14 with suggestions regarding his campaign strategy. "In my analysis of your candidacy you are not running for an office, you are challenging the people of Texas to a rededication and adherance to that principle of government that has contributed most to our greatness."
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A letter written to Senator William A. Blakley, Dallas, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, dated May 23, 1958. Carswell replies to Blakley's letter of May 14 with suggestions regarding his campaign strategy. "In my analysis of your candidacy you are not running for an office, you are challenging the people of Texas to a rededication and adherance to that principle of government that has contributed most to our greatness."
This letter is part of the following collections of related materials.
T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Senator William A. Blakley - May 23, 1958],
letter,
May 23, 1958;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398238/:
accessed April 30, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.