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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02008 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1920s |
| Title | Warren G. Harding to Edna Sheldon Blair rejecting Blair's civil service appointment |
| Date | 29 March 1922 |
| Author | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) (1865-1923) |
| Recipient | Blair, Edna Sheldon |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | President Harding rejects Blair for appointment as a civil service commissioner, "in view of the fact that there is one woman serving on the Board already I have not thought it preferable to consider a woman applicant for the vacancy." Concludes that he will be "glad when the suitable opportunity offers to grant you the recognition you deserve." Written on White House stationery. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Office Seeker Women's History President |
| People | Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) (1865-1923) Blair, Edna (fl. 1922) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Women in American History; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |