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This letter, dated January 15, 1945, was sent to Governor Andrew Schoeppel by Boeing Vice President J. Earl Schaefer. In the letter, Schaeffer details the recent successes of Boeing's Wichita division, including the building of 100 B-29 Superfortresses a month.
Creator: Schaefer, Julius Earl
Date: January 15, 1945
This letter can be used in conjunction with other material on Boeing in order to help students understand the company's impact on the U.S. war effort.
KS: 11th: 2.4.: understands the role of Kansas aviation companies in World War II
Item Number: 213855
Call Number: Governor's records, Schoeppel, Box 46, Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213855
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production - Boeing
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew F.
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Aviation companies in World War II (Indicator 4)
Date - 1940s - 1945
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew F.
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
People - Notable People - Schaefer, Julius Earl
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes
Transportation - Air Travel - Companies - Boeing
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/213855
