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Governor Cooper and training school for military draft registrars, 1940 October 16

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Title	Governor Cooper and training school for military draft registrars, 1940 October 16
Personal name	Cooper, Prentice, 1895-1969
Topical entry	World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tennessee, Middle World War, 1939-1945--Civilian participation--Tennessee Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Tennessee--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	A scene from the school for training county registrars for the selective service registration and draft boards that Governor Prentice Cooper coordinated in October 1940 at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. William Prentice Cooper, Jr. served as Governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. He led the state’s mobilization efforts for World War II, when over 300,000 Tennesseans joined the armed forces, and several defense-related facilities were established across the state. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1940-10-16
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 713 Gov Cooper instructs draft registration Oct1940 007
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412