Council on Books in Wartime Records 1942-1947

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Council on Books in Wartime Records 1942-1947

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The Council on Books in Wartime Records (1942-1947), an organization of publishers and other literary professionals focusing on the promotion of books and reading to further the war effort, consists of records from the preliminary foundation meetings at Times Hall, New York, through the cessation of formal operations in 1946. The major activities of the organization were focused on its two subsidiary publishing ventures, the Armed Services Editions (1943-1947) and the Overseas Editions, Inc. (1944-1945). The Records consist primarily of correspondence of council members, publishers, printers, booksellers, librarians, and the general public. Also present are meeting minutes, press releases, bulletins, radio scripts, contracts, financial records, letters from servicemen, a few photographs of authors and council members, newspaper clippings, and posters. At its last annual meeting in January 1946 the Council's Board of Directors determined that at the end of operations “such records of the Council as merit preservation shall be deposited in an appropriate public institution such as Princeton University Library.” The Records were subsequently acquired by Princeton University Library and then librarian Julian P. Boyd.

22.0 cubic feet; 42 boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 oversize folder

Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. Public Policy Papers.

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Overseas Editions Inc.

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Council on Books in Wartime

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The Council on Books in Wartime was an organization established during World War II by a group of American publishers, booksellers, authors, and librarians for the purpose of mobilizing the book industry behind the war effort in the interest of military and civilian morale. From the description of Council on Books in Wartime archives, 1942-1945. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 81511856 The Council on Books in Wartime was a non-profit organiza...