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Preferred Citation:

Hugh L. Elsbree Letter to John Kennedy, 1960 June 8, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William R. Emmons, 1975.

Scope and Contents

One page letter in response to Senator Kennedy's request, that Elsbree, the Director of Legislative Services in the Library of Congress, responses, in behalf of William Emmons, page 102 of Robert W. Winbston's book, Andrew Johnson, Plebein and Patriot. The subject matter of the quote is in regard to Johnson's role with the Catholic Church.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Emmons, William