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1. Teenage Draft: Correspondence between Mrs. Potworth (Hemingway, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, June 12, 1942

Teenage Draft: Correspondence between Mrs. Potworth (Hemingway, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, June 12, 1942
Date:
1942-06-12
Description:
A letter from a mother in South Carolina asking Senator Maybank to reconsider changing the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. She wants her son to at least finish college. She mentions that married men and "negros" are being left home while teenage boys are being considered. A response from Maybank is included, thanking her for the letter and suggestions.

2. Teenage Draft: Correspondence between John H. Barr (Suber Drug Company, Piedmont, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, October 21, 1942

Teenage Draft: Correspondence between John H. Barr (Suber Drug Company, Piedmont, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, October 21, 1942
Date:
1942-10-21
Description:
A letter from a South Carolina druggist to Senator Maybank protesting eighteen and nineteen year old boys being drafted for the war. He states that there are so many within the draft age who have not been called yet, men with no children, ex-criminals, and the "negros." A response from Maybank is included, stating he appreciates the letter but no one will be exempt from draft.

3. Teenage Draft: Correspondence between G. A. Bridges (Bridges & Hamrick, General Merchants) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, August 29, 1942

Teenage Draft: Correspondence between G. A. Bridges (Bridges & Hamrick, General Merchants) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, August 29, 1942
Date:
1942-08-29
Description:
A letter from a North Carolina businessman asking Senator Maybank to reconsider changing the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. He brings up another point of "negro" men who had not had their venereal diseases treated, being released back into the community. He suggests that they are a menace to society and with all the young white men gone, altercations with black men could arise. A response from Maybank's secretary is included, stating the letter will be given to the Senator when he returns to office.

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

Teenage Draft: Correspondence between Mrs. D. B Jordan (Fort Lawn, S.C.) to Senator Burnet R. Maybank, August 28, 1942
Date:
1942-08-28
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.

5. Teenage Draft: A Letter from a worried mother (Hartsville, S.C.) to Congress

Teenage Draft: A Letter from a worried mother (Hartsville, S.C.) to Congress
Date:
1942-09-09
Description:
A letter from a South Carolinian to Congress concerning the change in the draft age to eighteen and nineteen. The writer is a poor married woman who has worked hard to send her son to college. She states that it isn't fair to not let the young boys finish school. She then discusses married men without children and "negros" fighting in the war. She ends with offering her services instead of drafting her son.

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