War Service records, 1917-1923.

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War Service records, 1917-1923.

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Photographs, postcards, blueprints, insignia, and reports, relating to the work of the American Library Association War Service in providing library buildings, books, and librarians, for American military servicemen in the United States and overseas during World War I.

1 ms. box, 33 envelopes.

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8133727

Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library

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American Library Association. Library War Service

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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...