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December 19, 1951
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Memo to Attorney General re: possible pardon of John Carson
Typed on White House stationery. Stamped and dated by A.G. office. No mention of crime.
GLC00045.48
September 8, 1974
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
[A Proclamation : pardon of Richard M. Nixon]
Prepared in 1977, after Ford's term of office. Explains that a trial against Nixon could not begin for a year or more and that, "the tranquility to which this nation has been restored by the events of recent weeks could be irreparably lost by the...
GLC00054
01 May 1963
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Pardon of Frederic E. Schluter (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])
Convicted of embezzlement: pardoned since his prison sentence had been suspended, probation extended and fine paid. Also, he had conducted himself in a law-abiding manner.
GLC00067
09 June 1949
Pardon of Sol Lewis (c/s Thomas Clark [AG])
(Alias Sollis Levinsky.) Convicted as an illegal alien; pardoned since law-abiding while serving parole, had partly paid $5000 fine and would be deported if not pardoned.
GLC00068.23
07 November 1963
Pardon of Melvin Edwards (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])
Convicted of a violation of the US Code; pardoned since an additional 6 years of prison would "not serve the ends of justice."
GLC00068.24
1951
Bowman Gum Company (fl. 1951)
Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 40. Frontier Patrol
One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "40. Frontier Patrol" depicting Norwegian soldiers on skis along a border. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative describing the Atlantic Pact as an agreement by which "free nations" provide aid...
GLC09627.40.02
Fight the Red Menace: The Children's Crusade against Communism trading cards; 41. To the Mines
One trading card from the Red Menace collection, "41. To the Mines" depicting laborers in mines overworked, one laborer leans on another. Reverse side contains propaganda narrative mentioning uranium mines in the "Soviet Occupation Zone of Eastern...
GLC09627.41.02
26 December 1945 - 19 December 1956
Various
[Letters to Margaret Frances Lobik]
A collection of letters to Margaret Frances Lobik,
GLC09579.01
26 December 1945
N. Reba (fl. 1945)
To Mary Crist, Margaret Lobik and Paul Lobik
This letter is addressed to Mary Crist, Paul Lobik and Margaret Lobik. Reba is writing to catch everyone up on news from the family. There is one sickness, Frank, and two deathes, Ellen, and Howard. There have also been two marriages, Wright and Mary...
GLC09579.01.01
2 January 1946
Westcott, Thelma (fl. 1946)
To Margaret Lobik
This postcard is an update from Thelma Westcott on her condition after going home. She mentions being sick with the flu but that she is better now. Thelma also mentions several other friends and their conditions. She said Dorothy was ill with the flu...
GLC09579.01.02
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