Teenage Draft: Correspondence between Mrs. D. B Jordan (Fort Lawn, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, August 28, 1942

Title:

Teenage Draft: Correspondence between Mrs. D. B Jordan (Fort Lawn, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, August 28, 1942

Date:

1942

Creator (Personal):

Jordan, D. B.

Description:

A letter from a South Carolinian asking Senator Maybank to reconsider changing the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. She opens with giving praise to Maybank for winning the recent election. She urges him to exhaust other manpower before sending boys to war. She suggests that the boys are not "physically, morally, or mentally" prepared. She believes it a pity that the "hordes of...husky...negros" have not been drafted yet. A response from Maybank is included, stating he will keep her suggestions in mind.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Topical Subject:

World War, 1939-1945, Drafts--United States, and World War, 1939-1945--African Americans

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 4 Folder 21

Date Digital:

2015-08-11

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Copyright status undetermined.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

28137