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Collection Reference Number GLC09414.0141
From Archive Folder The Weiner Collection 
Title Sylvia Weiner to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Date 28 January 1944
Author Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008)  
Recipient Weiner, Morris  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Written at home, no time noted. [Letter is out of chronological order by one calendar year]. Happy he is learning cribbage. Talks about the bad weather. Says she was at the Selective Service Board reading a case. Sends love from her family to him.
Subjects Marriage  Soldier's Letter  World War II  Women's History  Military History  Woman Author  Sports and Games  Conscription  Government and Civics  Children and Family  
People Weiner, Morris (Moe) (1909-1988)  Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008)  
Place written Brooklyn, New York
Theme World War II; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 required all males between the ages of 18 to 65 to register for Selective Service. It originally conscripted all males aged 21 to 36 for a service period of 12 months. In 1941 the military service period was extended to 18 months; later that year the age bracket was increased to include males aged 18 to 45.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945