{"value"=>"<p>Thomas played a major role in the formation and development of the STFU. He advised its leadership, lobbied the government on its behalf, helped raise money, and gave national publicity to the plight of the sharecroppers. The subseries, which is strongest for the 1930s, is made up primarily of correspondence (File II: C: 1) between Thomas and the STFU founder and secretary, H. L. Mitchell. The file also contains Thomas' correspondence with other Union leaders and advisers and with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and members of his administration. There is also a limited number of STFU reports, press clippings, bulletins, press releases, financial statements, funding requests, and short publications.</p>"}