[Memo from Paul A. Strachan, President of the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped]

Memo from Paul Strachan to Presidents and Secretaries of International Unions, State Federations, and Central Bodies

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[Memo from Paul A. Strachan, President of the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped]

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Memo from Paul A. Strachan, President of the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped, to "Presidents and Secretaries of International Unions, State Federations, Central Bodies, State and Local Industrial Union Councils and Local Unions. Mr. Strachan calls attention to an enclosed letter sent to all members of Congress, outlining the benefits of a "Federal Agency for Handicapped". The memo also calls for assistance raising funds to carry on the work of the Federation.

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Service Organizations, Laws and Regulation

Keywords:

Advocacy

Advocacy groups

Legislation

Persons:

Strachan, Paul A.

Organizations:

United States. House Committee on Education and Labor

United States. Congress

United States. Senate Subcommittee on Labor and Public Welfare

American Federation of the Physically Handicapped

Date Created:

1956-03-29

Creator:

Strachan, Paul A. (Author)

Document Type:

Correspondence

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Trades Assembly Records

Identifier:

20001895

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

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License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)