Letter from C.S. Atkinson to General Enoch H. Crowder - October 25, 1917
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United States Senate, Washington, D.C. New Brunswick, [New Jersey October] 23, 1917 Major Gen. E. H. Crowder, Provost Marshal General, Washington, D.C. My dear Sir: I beg to enclose a clipping from the Newark Sunday Call, of a paragraph I wrote recently for the Men and Affairs column. It might interest you. Yours very truly, C. S. Atkinson Enc. [Newspaper clipping]
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| Title | Letter from C.S. Atkinson to General Enoch H. Crowder - October 25, 1917 |
| Creator | Atkinson, C.S. |
| Source | Atkinson, C.S. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder. 23 October 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter to General Enoch H. Crowder, Senator C.S. Atkinson of New Jersey stated that he had enclosed an article that he wrote for the Newark Sunday Call. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | October 23, 1917 |
| Language | English |