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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. House of Representatives Files
JFKREP-0004-010
This file contains correspondence between the Boston congressional office of Representative John F. Kennedy's secretary, Francis X. Morrissey, and various persons both known and unknown to the Congressman. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion regarding Latvian refugees in Boston, Massachusetts. Of note are appeals made by Representative Kennedy to President Harry S. Truman, the Department of Justice, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS); and correspondence between Mr. Morrissey and Mary W. Davis, Representative Kennedy's secretary in the Washington, D.C., congressional office, regarding legislation proposed by the Congressman to address the issue.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-020
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Justice. Topics include organized crime, progress in civil rights, various legislative issues, Indian (Indians of North America) claims litigation, and a proposal by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for meetings to discuss Cuba and South America. Also included in this folder are survey results from a poll of various colleges as to their interest in a National Service Corps.