[Letter and Booklet from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, December 14, 1907]

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Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White discussing Claude's interest in preparing for the Federal Civil Service Examination by taking a correspondence course with the Washington Civil Service School, of which Mr. Hopkins is the president. The letter is typed on the school's letterhead. Included with it is a short booklet explaining the pricing of the course, and it includes an application. There is a return envelope addressed to Earl P. Hopkins, Pres., 507 E. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. The envelope that the letter was sent in is addressed to Mr. C. D. White, McKinney, Texas, … continued below

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[2] p. ; 28 x 22 cm. + 1 booklet (22 x 28 cm., folded to 22 x 14 cm.) + 1 envelope (9 x 16 cm.) + 1 envelope (17 x 10 cm.)

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Hopkins, Earl P. December 14, 1907.

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Letter from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White discussing Claude's interest in preparing for the Federal Civil Service Examination by taking a correspondence course with the Washington Civil Service School, of which Mr. Hopkins is the president. The letter is typed on the school's letterhead. Included with it is a short booklet explaining the pricing of the course, and it includes an application. There is a return envelope addressed to Earl P. Hopkins, Pres., 507 E. Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. The envelope that the letter was sent in is addressed to Mr. C. D. White, McKinney, Texas, and it is postmarked Washington, D. C., December 14, 1907. The return address is typed in the upper left corner. There is a postmark for McKinney on December 16, on the back. The following address has been written on the front of the envelope in pencil: A. S. Kent, 205 E. Burnett, Martinsburg, West Virginia.

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[2] p. ; 28 x 22 cm. + 1 booklet (22 x 28 cm., folded to 22 x 14 cm.) + 1 envelope (9 x 16 cm.) + 1 envelope (17 x 10 cm.)

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  • December 14, 1907

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Hopkins, Earl P. [Letter and Booklet from Earl P. Hopkins to Claude D. White, December 14, 1907], letter, December 14, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth203986/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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