Collection 'A Tempest in a Teapot'
First Lady Lou Hoover's invitation to Jessie L. DePriest to a White House tea party in 1929 created a storm of...
Letter from Oscar DePriest to Lt. Collins, April 20, 1944
- Date of Work
- April 20, 1944
- Credit
- Phillip DePriest
Letter from Oscar DePriest to Lt. Collins, April 20, 1944
Oscar DePriest to Lt. Collins, April 20, 1944. Oscar DePriest wrote hundreds of letters on behalf of his constituents during his time in office.
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