Mrs. O’Daniel’s Letter to Mrs. Craig

A letter from Mrs. W. Lee O’Daniel — wife of Texas Governor W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel — to Margaret Craig, dated September 25, 1940. The O’Daniels and the Craig family moved in overlapping social and political circles during the late 1930s and early 1940s, when O’Daniel served as the 34th Governor of Texas (1939–1941).

This document is part of Margaret Craig’s personal papers preserved alongside her Stories and Poems compilation, reflecting the family’s connections to Texas public life in the Depression and war years.