American Defense. Harvard Group
The American Defense, Harvard Group was organized by a small group of Harvard faculty members after the fall of France in June, 1940, to alert Americans to the danger posed by the Axis powers. Initially launched to aid America's allies in Europe and Asia and prepare America for eventual participation in the conflict, the Group helped mobilize support for America's war effort after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The Group sought support from Harvard faculty, administration, clerical staff, wives, and Cambridge residents. Eventually, its membership reached more than 1700 names, with an active roster of 240 volunteers. Moreover, the Group was in constant communication with colleges and universities. In the fall of 1941, Letters to the Faculties and Staffs of American Colleges and Universities, outlining the Group's activities at Harvard University, was circulated to other institutions, and encouraged the creation of similar defense groups. So successful was this appeal that by the end of the war 350 defense groups had been established at colleges and universities around the country.
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