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

Title:

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

Date:

1942

Creator (Personal):

Potworth, Oecal

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.

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:

28140