[Letter from Representative Sam M. Russell to T. N. Carswell - August 7, 1941]
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A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Post Commander Parramore Post, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Sam M. Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated August 7, 1941. Russell expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell containing a copy of the telegram that was written by the Post and sent to the President. He discusses the question of retaining selectees and guardsmen beyond their one year of service, the concern regarding building a mass army while not yet having properly equipped those now in training. He advises that the real issue is what their position is relative …
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A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Post Commander Parramore Post, American Legion, Abilene, Texas, from Sam M. Russell, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., dated August 7, 1941. Russell expresses his appreciation for the letter from Carswell containing a copy of the telegram that was written by the Post and sent to the President. He discusses the question of retaining selectees and guardsmen beyond their one year of service, the concern regarding building a mass army while not yet having properly equipped those now in training. He advises that the real issue is what their position is relative to their involvement in the world conflict.
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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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Russell, Sam.[Letter from Representative Sam M. Russell to T. N. Carswell - August 7, 1941],
letter,
August 7, 1941;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1398734/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.