[Letter from Harry E. Rather to T. N. Carswell - July 13, 1943]
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A letter written to Mr. Thos. N. Carswell, c/o Local Board No. 1, Selective Service, Brownwood, Texas, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated July 13, 1943. Rather recounts the events of the morning both before and after they received Carswell's letter, describes the new membership as a pleasant surprise and advises that Carswell has saved his Division while reviving a "goose-egg" Post.
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A letter written to Mr. Thos. N. Carswell, c/o Local Board No. 1, Selective Service, Brownwood, Texas, from Harry E. Rather, Department Adjutant, The American Legion, Austin, Texas, dated July 13, 1943. Rather recounts the events of the morning both before and after they received Carswell's letter, describes the new membership as a pleasant surprise and advises that Carswell has saved his Division while reviving a "goose-egg" Post.
This letter is part of the following collections of related materials.
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.
Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.