{"value"=>"<p>This series, spanning 1896-1929, is arranged chronologically. The political letters are between George Bliss Agnew and businessmen, political colleagues, constituents, and the general public. Among the notable items in this series are letters to and from Booker T. Washington, Gov. Charles E. Hughes, and woman suffragists, and debates pertaining to the naming of Hunter College.</p> <p>The bulk of the letters were prompted by the various acts that were pending before the Assembly and Senate. Represented in this series are letters in reference to the Agnew-Hart Act (racetrack gambling bill), from religious societies (Presbyterian Church, Quakers), horse breeders, political constituents and private citizens expressing support for the Agnew-Hart cause. Other legislation discussed in this correspondence includes the Insurance Company Tax bill; Lincoln Hospital and Home Bill; Child Labor Bill; Brown's Bill (prohibiting the shooting of wild fowl in the spring); Mortgage Tax Bill; Nye Bill (pertaining to the New York State Nurses Association); Farm Colony Bill (to establish a reformatory for misdemeanor offenders); the McGrath Bill (promoting Sunday baseball games); Water Supply Bill; Boshart Cannery Bill (abolishing the sixty hour week for women over sixteen years of age employed in canneries); and the Callan Motor Vehicle Bill.</p> <p>Other political correspondence refers to Agnew's campaigns, including letters of support and congratulatory notes; business and organizational matters (North Star Mining Company and Presbyterian Church); and the National Guard. The remainder of this series consists of a letter copybook, 1893-1904, reflecting all of the issues noted above.</p>"}