General Correspondence of the Special Civilian Assistant to the Director, 1942–1943

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General Correspondence of the Special Civilian Assistant to the Director, 1942–1943

1942-1943

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This series consists of correspondence, published articles, memorandums, circulars, and manuals relating to administration, recruiting, policies, personnel management, and publicity. Also included are records relating to military training. There are records relating to publicity filed under decimal 000.7. There are records relating to personnel under decimal 201. There are records relating to Japanese-American and African-American women filed under decimal 291.2. There are records relating to recruiting filed under decimal 341. There are records relating to Army schools filed under decimal 352. The records were maintained by the Women's Army Corps.

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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