Letter re: Ma and Pa Ferguson

dc.creator	Deskin, A. J.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-15T19:54:48Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-15T19:54:48Z
dc.date.issued	1925-12-02
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/41246
dc.description	Handwritten Letter to Amon Carter from A. J. Deskin expressing their support for Carter in the controversy surrounding Governor "Ma" Fergusons request for Carters resignation from the board of directors at Texas Technological College.
dc.format.medium	6x6.5 paper
dc.relation	Amon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rights	Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.source	Box 77, Ferguson ("Ma" and "Pa") Controversy 1925-1927 (Clippings) 2 of 7 folder, Item 076
dc.subject	Ferguson, Miriam A. "Ma"
dc.subject	Ferguson, James E. "Pa"
dc.subject	Governor of Texas
dc.subject	Texas Tech University
dc.title	Letter re: Ma and Pa Ferguson
dc.type	Document
dc.description.transcription	Dear Sir: I have read of the incident at the football game: Stand hitched and don’t let any bunch of grafters (?) hood winking you. You have heard of the blind dog in the meat house. Probably (Illegible) have ex-convicts who could grace a regents chair as gracefully as some has been Governors could the office of Governors. Telling W.E.B not to get cold feet when reaching Regent number telegram. I think he is within the law. (Illegible) for liberty of unbiased (?) speech.

Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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