Frances Carson Platt photograph collection, 1918.

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Frances Carson Platt photograph collection, 1918.

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Depicts activities of the American Expeditionary Forces in France in World War I. Includes photographic reproductions of drawings and photographs of Charles G. Dawes as a brigadier general.

2 envelopes, 1 oversize folder.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951

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Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker, general, diplomat, composer, and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929. For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations, he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925. Born in Marietta, Ohio, Dawes attended Cincinnati Law School before beginning a legal career in Lincoln, Nebraska. After serving as a gas plant executive, he managed William M...

Platt, Frances Carson,

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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...