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Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0135 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 23, 1944 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Sylvia read over the Selective Service policies during lunch. She says the Board tries to get all the information they can about a potential recruit, such as school, health, family and employment records. She recounts the interview process for selectees. Recounts problems with her sister Mad's divorce in Florida.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
De Havilland, Olivia, 1916-2020

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