Appeal for Federal Funding for State Maritime Schools: Correspondence between Howard D. Hickman Jr. and Congress in 19551955-01-28unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_004_3_21_1A_0010The document is a letter from the California Maritime Academy Alumni Association to Congressman Page Belcher requesting the restoration of Federal support for State maritime schools. The document argues that the Federal Government should contribute to the support of these schools due to their role in national security and the production of high-quality naval reserve officers. The document also includes statistics on the employment status of graduates from the academy.