Letter, Short Story and article. P. Kinsella. NRA requested of Patricia; "Why I Joined the NRA", Mar.11-Jun.,1966
Scope and Contents
*Letter to Patricia from the NRA requesting she write her story about "Why I joined the NRA". The article will appear in the Rifleman, scheduled for the June 1966 issue.Etc. Signed, John Hess, Manager Membership Promotion. *Patricia's draft:At 15 Patricia joined the Great Lakes IL Junior Rifle Club (NRA affiliated).Team coach, Capt.Couch, USMC insisted all club members complete a NRA safety course before firing their first round. Later, she completed NRA Instructor course.Gained first match experience shooting in NRA Junior Postal Matches and local NRA Registered matches.Then talks about ongoing matches, achievements,awards and ongoing goals. *The article from The American Rifleman.
Dates
- Mar.11-Jun.,1966
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Extent
From the Collection: 6 boxes
Language of Materials
English
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