Selective Service Registration broadside

Selective Service Registration broadside, 1917

Overview of the Collection

Title: Selective Service Registration broadside
Dates: 1917
19171917
Quantity: 0.04 linear feet, (1 item)
Collection Number: Mss.049
Summary: The Selective Service Act of 1917 was enacted on 18 May 1917, shortly after America's entry into World War I. The Act authorized the United States government to establish a national army through conscription. The Selective Service Registration broadside is a government notice alerting men of their registration requirements.
Repository: University of Puget Sound, Archives & Special Collections

Collins Memorial Library
1500 N. Warner St.
CMB1021
Tacoma, WA
98416-1021
Telephone: 2538792669
archives@pugetsound.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Selective Service Registration broadside is a government notice stating that, according to the Selective Service Law passed by Congress on 18 May 1917, all men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one must register on 5 June 1917 at their local voting precincts.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Selective Service Act of 1917 was enacted on 18 May 1917, shortly after America's entry into World War I. The Act authorized the United States government to establish a national army through conscription. The Selective Service Act was challenged in court, but deemed constitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1918. The Act was voided on 11 November 1918, when World War I ended.

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Preferred Citation

Selective Service Registration broadside, 1917. Mss.049. University of Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections. Tacoma, Washington.

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