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This letter from Mrs. Anna Hogsett of Brownell, Kansas, to Governor Payne Ratner, details her efforts to help her son Luther who refused to join the U.S. military because he objected to war of any kind. In addition, Mrs. Hogsett's letter is important because it details the stance of many Jehovah's Witnesses toward armed conflict and violence.
Creator: Hogsett, Anna
Date: October 22, 1942
Item Number: 216557
Call Number: Governor's records, Ratner, Correspondence, Box 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216557
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Ratner, Payne Harry
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Jehovah's Witnesses
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Conscientious Objectors during World War II (Indicator 5)
Date - 1940s - 1942
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Ratner, Payne Harry
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Selective Service - Conscientious Objectors
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Ratner, Payne, 1896-1974
Places - Cities and towns - Brownell
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Ness
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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