Finding Aid to the Scrapbooks of Draft Board, No. 1, Lynchburg, VA
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SCRAPBOOKS OF DRAFT BOARD, NO. 1, LYNCHBURG, VA (1940-1942)
The collection includes newspaper clippings, dated 29 October 1940 – 8 July 1942,
originally mounted into three scrapbooks from the Lynchburg Draft Board, No. 1.
SELECTIVE SERVICE TRAINING AND SERVICE ACT
The first peacetime draft in United States history, the Selective Training and Service Act
of 1940, was instituted 16 September 1940. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to
register for the draft. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the act was
amended to require the registration of men between the ages of 18 and 64. In actual practice, only
men 17 to 45 were drafted.
MS1412
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
SCRAPBOOKS OF DRAFT BOARD, NO. 1, LYNCHBURG, VA (1940-1942)
The collection includes newspaper clippings, dated 29 October 1940 – 8 July 1942,
originally mounted into three scrapbooks from the Lynchburg Draft Board, No. 1.
SELECTIVE SERVICE TRAINING AND SERVICE ACT
The first peacetime draft in United States history, the Selective Training and Service Act
of 1940, was instituted 16 September 1940. It required all men between the ages of 21 and 45 to
register for the draft. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the act was
amended to require the registration of men between the ages of 18 and 64. In actual practice, only
men 17 to 45 were drafted.
MS1412
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Scrapbooks of Draft Board, No. 1, Lynchburg, VA
Subject
finding aids
World War II -- draft
Description
Finding aid to the Scrapbooks of Lynchburg Draft Board No. 1 for the period 29 October 1940-08 July 1942 in Lynchburg, Virginia. The scrapbooks, which include newspaper clippings, are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1412FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Scrapbooks of Draft Board, No. 1, Lynchburg, VA,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/481.