[Telegram from J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - May 16, 1944]
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A Western Union Telegram (confirmation copy) sent to Mr. T. N. Carswell, c/o Selective Service Local Board No. 5, El Paso, Texas, from J. Watt Page, State Director of Selective Service, Austin, Texas dated May 16, 1944. Page acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell dated the 12th. He advises of the intention of Colonel Edward S. Shattuck, Chief Appeals Division National Headquarters Selective Service, to make a Texas visit soon.
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Description
A Western Union Telegram (confirmation copy) sent to Mr. T. N. Carswell, c/o Selective Service Local Board No. 5, El Paso, Texas, from J. Watt Page, State Director of Selective Service, Austin, Texas dated May 16, 1944. Page acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell dated the 12th. He advises of the intention of Colonel Edward S. Shattuck, Chief Appeals Division National Headquarters Selective Service, to make a Texas visit soon.
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.
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Telegram from J. Watt Page to T. N. Carswell - May 16, 1944],
letter,
May 16, 1944;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1396967/:
accessed July 10, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.