Angels of Mercy Drafted: Opposition to Conscription by Women's Committee
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_88_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Angels of Mercy Drafted: Opposition to Conscription by Women's Committee
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-12
- EDTF:
- 1945-03-12
- Creator:
- Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
- Description:
- The document is a letter from George B. Schwabe, a member of Congress, to the Women's Committee to Oppose Conscription, in which he acknowledges their interest in distributing his address to the House of Representatives on the topic of "Angels of Mercy Drafted." He explains the cost of obtaining additional copies and expresses his inability to provide them for free due to limited supply. The document also includes remarks made by Schwabe in Congress criticizing the idea of drafting nurses and discussing the implications of conscription in general.
- Congress:
- 79th (1945-1947)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 5, Folder 88, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 9 Pages