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Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to A. Willis Robertson

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Title

Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to A. Willis Robertson

Subject

Robertson, A. Willis (Absalom Willis), 1887-1971
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
Edinburg (Va)
Woodstock (Va)
Warm Springs (Ga)

Description

Copy of a letter sent from Franklin D. Roosevelt to A (Absalom) Willis Robertson concerning the possible closure of Camp Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located near Edinburg Virginia. Robertson at the time was the Congressional Representative for the 7th district of Virginia which included Shenandoah County. This copy of the letter was forwarded by Robertson to the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce who was lobbying to help keep the camp open.

Creator

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Source

Folder 1.6, Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to Representative A. Willis Robertson Concerning Edinburg CCC Camp, March 26 1938, Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg Virginia.

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

March 26, 1938

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

18-0627-08

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Original Format

8x11 sheet of paper

Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, “Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to A. Willis Robertson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/11704.

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