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In this letter Kansas Governor Andrew F. Schoeppel informs James E. Boyack that he can not provide detailed information concerning Kansas' contributions to the war effort that Boyack wanted, for the 1943 addition of the aviation yearbook Aerosphere, because of the secret nature of the information. However, Schoeppel does praise the achievements of Kansas' aviation companies up to that point in World War II.
Creator: Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Date: April 20, 1943
This letter can be used to provide students with a glimpse of what Kansas's governor thought about the achievements of the aviation manufacturing sector in Kansas.
KS: 11th: 2.4.: understands the role of Kansas aviation companies in World War II
Item Number: 213810
Call Number: Governor's records, Schoeppel, Box 45, Folder 18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213810
Business and Industry - Aviation - Production
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Aviation companies in World War II (Indicator 4)
Date - 1940s - 1943
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 - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Transportation - Air Travel - Aeroplanes
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/213810