Name/Title
Important Instructions. Office of the Adjutant General, Trenton, June 28, 1917.Entry/Object ID
2008.048.0017Scope and Content
Important Instructions. Office of the Adjutant General, Trenton, June 28, 1917. Single leaf, mimeograph duplication, 8-1/2" x 11" high. With a related document. Digital images only. Tiffs media archive.
After the start of World War I, local boards were being set up to register men (or exempt them - Exemption List is mentioned here) for military service under the Selective Service Act. These "draft boards" were supervised under rather involved military regulations.
Document 1: The sheet discusses organization that was to be completed by July 2 regarding preparing registration cards, marking districts, sequential numbering ("although the Regulations state the alphabetical arrangement should be disarranged in numbering...you are directed to disregard this part of the Regulation...")
Document 2: 2-page mimeographed instructions also dated June 28, 1917; holographic signature of C.W. Barber, Adjutant General, State of New Jersey.Acquisition
Accession
2008.048Source or Donor
Maier, BobAcquisition Method
LoanCredit Line
Gift of Bob Maier.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1917 - 1917Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1917
Date(s): 1917-1917General Notes
Note
Notes: This item was originally from the files of the local Hoboken draft board; discarded at unknown date from records at Hoboken City Hall.
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2008-05-19
