Draft -- United States -- History -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Happenings in the selective service system
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324854]
Identifier: MSS SC 2551
Scope and Contents
Brochures, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings relating to the selective service system of the United States. The items document the changing policies of the draft in the for the United States military, primarily the army. Also inluded are the lottery numbers for men who were liable for the draft.
Dates:
1970-1975
Kendall Cottage letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230315282]
Identifier: MSS SC 1797
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter describing the early history of Provincetown, Mass. and mentioning the draft for World War I.
Dates:
1917
Franklin D. Roosevelt papers
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293304]
Identifier: Vault MSS 588
Scope and Contents
Two typewritten and signed letters and one signed presidential pardon. One letter is dated September 21, 1940 and is addressed to Ralph L. Carr, Governor of Colorado. The item is concerned with the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. Roosevelt wants each state to establish its Selective Service System as soon as possible and requests Carr's full support in this effort in Colorado. The other letter os dated Sept. 26, 1932 and is addressed to W. E. Eisele of Edgewater, Colorado. ...
Dates:
1932-1940