Rosewell Bates, D.O.
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The Roswell Bates, D.O. collection primarily consists of records documenting his appeal to the Selective Service board for a draft deferment during World War II. It includes correspondence dated 1943-1945 from patients and residents of Orono, Maine, the Maine Osteopathic Association, the American Osteopathic Association, and U.S. Representative Frank Fellows. The collection includes records from the Selective Service Board including Selective Service Classifications and Notice of Classificatin Cards. The collections also includes notes on the history of Osteopathic Physicians in the military compliled by his son, Dr. Bruce Bates and Osteopathic History First Day Envelope.