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This file includes correspondence regarding fundraising for the Committee of Mercy. The Committee of Mercy was a group for war relief during World War I that was aimed at not making distinctions between groups of people looking for help. The primary goal of the correspondence included in the file was to reach communities nationally in the United States to raise funds and support the Committee's mission. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: 1915
Item Number: 451741
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, General Correspondence - Numerical File, Box 3 Folder 133
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 451741
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief
Date - 1910s - 1915
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Capper, Arthur
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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