MS109 
THE CANTWELL COLLECTION

The collection includes remarks of Hon. Alton A. Lennon of North Carolina in the U.S. Senate, requesting approval for an article from The Star News to be reprinted in The Congressional Record, Saturday, August 7, 1954. The article relates the origin of a salute to our flag with hand over heart first used by Wilmington-Wrightsville Beach resident Elizabeth Cantwell. Mrs. Cantwell describes how this idea germinated and its effect on others. Also included is a brief history of her husband's career as a Naval Aviator during two wars.

These papers have been designated Accession number 109 of the Manuscripts Collection, Special Collections Department of the William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297.

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Processed by Carroll R. Jones
Manuscripts Collection
William Madison Randall Library
The University of North Carolina Wilmington

Inventory
Manuscript/Box/File

4 Copies of "Salute of the American Woman to the United States Flag"

2 Letters

2 papers:  brief history of Lt. Cantwell

COPYRIGHT:  Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States  copyright law.