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Book/Printed Material Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley.

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Title

  • Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley.

Summary

  • Until the abolition of conscription in the 1970s, all American men were required to register for the draft. Celebrities were drafted alongside ordinary citizens, and the rock-and-roll idol Elvis Presley was no exception. Presley was inducted into the Army in 1958. He took the required haircut in stride, coining the phrase, "Hair today, gone tomorrow." This letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, signed by three girls from Noxon, Montana, identifying themselves as "Elvis Presley Lovers," asks that the president not cut off Elvis's sideburns. "If you do we will just about die!" Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-77) was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi. His early musical influences included gospel, which he sang from an early age at the Pentecostal churches he and his family attended, country, and blues. After graduating from high school, he worked for a while as a truck driver. He began his recording career with Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1954. By 1956 he was an international sensation, known for his distinctive brand of music that combined a variety of styles and that blurred the lines between white and black America.

Names

  • Bane, Sherry Author.
  • Kelly, Linda Author.
  • Mattson, Mickie Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1958.

Headings

  • -  United States of America--Montana--Noxon
  • -  1958
  • -  Correspondence
  • -  Letters
  • -  Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
  • -  Rock music fans
  • -  Teenagers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 manuscript (1 page).
  • -  Original resource at: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • United States History

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667581

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bane, Sherry Author, Linda Author Kelly, and Mickie Author Mattson. Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1958] Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667581/.

APA citation style:

Bane, S. A., Kelly, L. A. & Mattson, M. A. (1958) Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667581/.

MLA citation style:

Bane, Sherry Author, Linda Author Kelly, and Mickie Author Mattson. Letter from Linda Kelly, Sherry Bane, and Mickie Mattson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Elvis Presley. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1958] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667581/>.