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Telegram from Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas to President Truman

  • 4/3/1950 - 4/10/1950

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Description

Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas wrote to President Harry S. Truman asking to eliminate further importation of Mexican migrant laborers to California.

This document was identified by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2017 Summer Workshop at the Truman Library.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 68866096

Full Citation: Telegram from Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas to President Harry S. Truman, with Attached Referral Note; 4/3/1950 – 4/10/1950; Mexican Agricultural Workers, OF 407d; Official Files, 1945 – 1953; Collection HST-OFF: Official Files (Truman Administration),; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/gahagan-douglas-truman/, April 1, 2026]

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