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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02679.16 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence by and to Charles Gates Dawes, who worked alongside General Pershing in the American Expeditionary Force |
| Title | Letter from Charles Dawes to his mother regarding an inter-ally conference on military unification |
| Date | 9 May 1918 |
| Author | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) |
| Recipient | Dawes, Mary Beman Gates |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions an inter-ally conference regarding plans for a military unification of the Front under Foch. He talks how his plans are often met with opposition because the commanding officers are so conservative. But he feels that with the help of the French he can push his plans through, and discusses his tactics for dealing with people. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era World War I Soldier's Letter Military History Children and Family Government and Civics Diplomacy Global History and Civics France |
| People | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) Pershing, John J. (1860-1948) Dawes, Mary Beman Gates (1842-1921) |
| Theme | World War I; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Dawes joined the AEF in France to monitor finances, based upon a recommendation of the Secretary of Treasury. Most of the letters are to his mother. Postwar letters are mostly from Chicago, where he was President then Chairman of a bank, and then from Washington where he served in the Treasury Dept. Bureau of Finance under Harding. The final folders include materials which may in fact have been enclosed by Dawes with letters to his mother. Additional Dawes materials are in GLC 1601 and GLC 4048. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |