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Delivered at six regional meetings in Kansas (Dodge City, Salina, Chanute, Hays, Topeka, and Wichita) during the winter of 1942, Col. E.L. Wilbur's remarks strike at the heart of the effort on the home front during World War II. Explaining that the present crisis required more than a military solution, Wilbur extols the virtues and importance of civilian involvement in defense matters.
Creator: Wilbur, Colonel E.L.
Date: February 8-11, 1942
This item can be used with other material on Civilian Defense and the home front during World War II to give students an understanding of the work done by civilians during the conflict.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, World War II home front (indicator 6)
Item Number: 217087
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Ratner, Box 16, Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217087
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Ratner, Payne Harry
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (US_Benchmark 2) - World War II home front (Indicator 6)
Date - 1940s - 1942
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Ratner, Payne Harry
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Ratner, Payne, 1896-1974
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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