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This correspondence between Governor Schoeppel and various individuals, including Senator Arthur Capper, addresses the serious shortage of medical doctors in Kansas in the later summer of 1945. Because of the urgent need for trained medical personnel during World War II, thousands of doctors either joined the military or worked in military-run facilities. As a result, many states found themselves lacking the medical personnel that they needed to take care of the civilians not directly involved in fighting the war.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1943-1947 : Schoeppel)
Date: 1945
This item can be used with other items on the home front during World War II to give students an idea of the difficulties that Americans faced during the war.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, World War II home front (indicator 6)
Item Number: 217493
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Andrew Schoeppel, Box 63, Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217493
Business and Industry - Health care - Hospitals
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Physicians
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (US_Benchmark 2) - World War II home front (Indicator 6)
Date - 1940s - 1945
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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