[Postcard from W. R. Gilliam addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 8, 1942]
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A postcard addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, postmarked JUNCTION TEX. OCT 8 1942. The reverse side includes correspondence to T. N. Carswell from W. R. Gilliam Adjutant, Burt Fleming Post 237, Junction Texas dated October 8, 1942. Gilliam acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell dated September 26, 1942 and requests the names of the District Membership Chairmen explaining, the job being new to him and with dead Posts that will be hard to revive, that any hints from Carswell would be appreciated.
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A postcard addressed to Mr. T. N. Carswell, 5th Division Commander, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, postmarked JUNCTION TEX. OCT 8 1942. The reverse side includes correspondence to T. N. Carswell from W. R. Gilliam Adjutant, Burt Fleming Post 237, Junction Texas dated October 8, 1942. Gilliam acknowledges the receipt of the letter from Carswell dated September 26, 1942 and requests the names of the District Membership Chairmen explaining, the job being new to him and with dead Posts that will be hard to revive, that any hints from Carswell would be appreciated.
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Gilliam, W. R.[Postcard from W. R. Gilliam addressed to T. N. Carswell - October 8, 1942],
letter,
October 8, 1942;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397849/:
accessed June 5, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.