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.

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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