Agnes Wright Spring collection 1917-1920

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Agnes Wright Spring collection 1917-1920

Letters from American and Belgian soldiers in France during World War I, relating to military life at the front, and photographs and memorabilia, relating to American soldiers during World War I.

1 manuscript box; (0.4 linear feet)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6657258

Hoover Institution Archives

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Spring, Agnes Wright, 1894-1988

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Agnes Wright Spring (1894-1988) graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1913. She served as Wyoming State Assistant Librarian from 1913-1918 and in 1918 became State Librarian and Historian. She resigned in 1921 to marry Archer T. Spring, who died in 1967. Agnes W. Spring served as Wyoming State Supervisor for the Work Projects Administration's Federal Writers' Project from 1935-1941. In 1941 the Springs moved to Denver, Colorado and Agnes W. Spring became a research assistant at the Denver ...