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This letter from Edwin Lee Booth of Mission, Kansas, describes his reasons for not reporting to the Civilian Public Service (CPS) camp at Hill City, South Dakota. Booth, a motorcycle mechanic, argues that his duty as minister prohibits him from working for the U.S. government. The CPS camp at Hill City was built to help support the completion of the Deerfield Dam which was designed to provide water for Rapid City, South Dakota, as well as much of the surrounding countryside.
Creator: Booth, Edwin Lee
Date: July 10, 1943
Item Number: 216561
Call Number: Governor's records, Schoeppel, Correspondence, Box 49
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 216561
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Date - 1940s - 1943
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Selective Service - Conscientious Objectors
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Mission
Places - Cities and towns - Olathe
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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