United Service Organizations, Portland, Or. photographs collection 1951-1974

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United Service Organizations, Portland, Or. photographs collection 1951-1974

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv53026

The collection contains photographs of the activities of the United Service Organizations in Portland, Or. from 1951-1974, including USO social gatherings, personnel, and business affairs.

0.36 cubic feet; 431 photographs in 1 box

eng,

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373635

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Jesse, Al

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Vermilya, Carl E.

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Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or.),

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United Service Organizations (U.S.)

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The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated in the state of New York on February 4, 1941, as a joint operation by the YMCA, YWCA, National Catholic Community Service, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the Salvation Army, to provide religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment services to men and women in the armed forces during World War II. The USO has continued to provide these services to the present. From t...