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  • Collection: Agriculture and Food

Writing his Senator, Rand suggests putting German prisoners of war to work in the Yakima Valley. NOTE: "I think a large percent of these Germans will never go back to Germany, but will settle right there in the Valley." Not a trace of concern over…

Rand extrapolates on original plan, basically anticipating the program as it looks in WWII

This letter was sent from the U.S. Food Administration to state the problem that the nation must start conserving particular food intake because they needed to supply more food to the Allies overseas. This in turn was connected to a card, as…

The men of England, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Italy are fighting, not on the farms producing food. Therefore the productions of food of these nations have fallen into danger and Americas Allies are relying on them. Herbert Hoover plans a…

Thresher notes working amongst German Americans and wonders whether he can "demand" fellow workers speak "American."

Man of the people notes that many long-time German residents still cannot speak English.

Speaking up for Mr. Pierce, recently deprived of his position for publishing an article on the "Reign of Terror."

Rohlff aghast at being called a slacker and disloyal by Lafayette Young.

This return letter from Wasson details his contributions to the war effort, as requested by HJM, in order to testify against his being a slacker. He describes, in a charcoal pencil scrawl on a small slip of paper, all of the grain he has stockpiled…
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