Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-06
HISTORY OF KEYSTONE
STATE TO BE WRITTEN
Collection of War Material to Be Made Into Permanent Rec
ord, Will Show Part Pennsylvania Played in Great
Battles and in Financing World

furious effect of the war upon non
essential industries will also be in
teresting.
"3. Transportation, Telegraph and
Telephone-Both before and after
the taking over by the government
of these public service corporations,
the transportation systems of Penn
sylvania played a great part in the
war. A large portion of all troops
sent abroad passed through the
State; thousands of motor trucks in
long trains traversed the highways
of the State. Facts are being gath
cred concerning all these matters.
~. Labor-Under this heading
will be included the mobilization of
the workers for war Industries, un-
der such topics as placements by
flabor bureaus, wage agreements,
special training for new industrial
positions, housing problems, etc.
IS. Efnance-This will include the
work of banks and bankers in f.
nancing national loans, in financing
war industries and similar activities;
the cooperative committees on w.
S. S. and Liberty Loans and the
work of individuals and special cor
porations; the share of Pennsylva-
MIA in national taxation, and the
effect of taxation upon the States
industries; the work of the capital
issues committee in the State.
"6. Commerce and Commercial
Organizations-Thi topic covers the
effect of the war upon the COM
merce of the State; the experiences
OF individual firms and corporations;
the work of the War Trade Board
in the State; foreign shipping as af-
fected by the war: the manifold ac-
tivities of chambers of commerce
and boards of trade.
"7 Education-How the war af-
fected schools and colleges in at
Tendance, charter of studies, num-
bers of teaching force. ETC.; and
how the schools and colleges helped
win the war by the patriotic exer-
tions of teachers and pupils; the
Student Army Training Corps.
SO. Women in the War-It is not
the intention of the Commission to
separate the work of women from
lllat of men and children. All citi-
zens were engaged in the undertake
ings listed under the headings here
given. But in addition, highly inn
portant activities were carried on by
many organizations composed
wholly or largely of women. A rec
ord of all these activities is desired.
80. The Medical and Dental Pro-
service medical and dental practi-
TONERS helped greatly. They aided
the draft boards and the drafted
men; they organized hospitals and
brought modern science into the
front line trenches. Personal mar
ratives of individuals are desired as
well as statistics of the activities of
groups of professional men.
40. Other Professionalism in
its own way did it's share. Most in
teresting narratives will be found
among the lawyers who aided draft
boards; among scientific experts
| and engineers who developed new
products and processes; in the press,
through it's tremendous power over
public opinion; among the artists
who designed posters, donated
| paintings, devised camouf1age
schemes. and recorded in their
works the happenings and spirit of
| war times; and among. musicians
and theatrical artists who donated
their services without stint to en-
tertain the men in the service.
al. Church, Religious and Fra
ternal Organizations and Social
| C1ubs-Scarcely religious or social
organization in the State did not
| play its part in the war, and each
| should make a record of it's work
"12. War Welfare Organizations
MANY of these were formed for
a special service and soon will cease
their activities, If they have not al
| ready done so. The Commission
| desires to obtain their original rec
ords, reports of activities, photo
graphs and other illustrations relat-
| ing to their work.
"13. Official Bodies-The Com
mission is gathering all possible ma
| terial relating to wartime activities
of the State and local governments,
and of the national government
within Pennsylvania.
"14. Pennsylvania Council of M
tional Defense and Committee of
Public Safcty-The activities of the
| council and committee and its coun-