Kossuth, Lajos, 1802-1894
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1802-09-19 - 1894-03-20
Languages Used
- Hungarian
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1951 October 18
Item
Identifier: A2019-001-002
Scope and Contents
In the letter, Truman answers Johnson’s request for a commemorative stamp to honor Hungarian statesman and freedom fighter Louis (Lajos) Kossuth. In a previous letter, Johnson had written Truman, "I am making this suggestion merely as one method of the silent preaching of freedom in countries where we would like to reach common people and that a commemorative stamp would do."
Dates:
1951 October 18
Louis Kossuth, 1950-1990
Item
Identifier: A1996-066-0694
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ralph B. Duncan postcard collection consists of postcards with a Masonic connection, either a building used for Masonic purposes, a person connected to Freemasonry, or a subject concerning Freemasonry. Mostly made during 1907-1940s, there are some that are both earlier and later, which can be determined by changes in postcard conventions. Included are portraits, views of buildings, cartoons, among other subjects. Most of the postcards of buildings are in the United States, with some from...
Dates:
1950-1990