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In this letter to Governor Schoeppel, Mrs. Clarence A. Hall of Alton, Kansas offers to give up her home and farm to a returning soldier in order to facilitate his transition back to civilian life.
Creator: Hall, Clarence A.
Date: September 25, 1944
This item can be used in conjunction with other material concerning events on the homefront during World War II because it provides evidence of Americans working to help one another during a time of turmoil and war.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, World War II home front (Indicator 6)
Item Number: 217023
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Schoeppel, Box 65, Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217023
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Date - 1940s - 1944
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Returning to Civilian Life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Alton
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Osborne
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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