Letter, 1928 August 2, Chicago [to] General Avery D. Andrews.

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Letter, 1928 August 2, Chicago [to] General Avery D. Andrews.

Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Industrialist. Letter accepting appointment to Executive Committee, Association of Graduates and pledging money to the Association's endowment fund.

1 p. ; 27 x 18 cm.

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