Records of the Office of Strategic Services, 1919 - 2002. Personnel Files of the Office of Strategic Services, 1942 - ca. 1962.

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Records of the Office of Strategic Services, 1919 - 2002. Personnel Files of the Office of Strategic Services, 1942 - ca. 1962.

1941-1962

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1593270

This series consists of personnel records of the Office of Strategic Services. The series includes 201 personnel type files, as well as other types of personnel records. The records include biographical information, employment applications, security clearance applications, performance ratings and appraisals, correspondence, awards, payroll cards, testimonies, death notices, certificates for honorable services as a part of OSS, separation papers, and other records relating to personnel concerns. Subjects include training, travel, performance, compensation, awards, court martial and all other matters relating to an individual's employment in the Office of Strategic Services. The series also contains some photographs of personnel and other related items. Individuals found in this series include men and women from the United States, Czechoslovakia, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Belgium, Siam, Thailand, and others. Included are files concerning Julia Child, John Ford, Sterling Hayden, and William J. Donovan. These records were maintained by the Office of Strategic Services from it's creation on June 13, 1942 to it's abolishment on October 1, 1945. They were transferred to the Strategic Services Unit, tasked with closing down the OSS, in October 1945 and maintained until October 1946, during which time additional materials were added to many personnel files relating to awards, discharges, transfers, and employment opportunities. They were transferred to the Central Intelligence Group in 1946 and maintained until September 1947. They were transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency who maintained them from September 1947, until the records were transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration. Under the care of the of the Central Intelligence Group and the Central Intelligence Agency additional records were added to personnel files primarily pertaining to seeking employment and job references for previous staff.

380 linear feet, 2 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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SNAC Resource ID: 11623604

National Archives at College Park

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