Papers, (inclusive), (bulk) 1905-1983 1937-1974

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Papers, (inclusive), (bulk) 1905-1983 1937-1974

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Papers of Dorothy Warren, administrative officer in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, and photographer.

2 file boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 supersize folder, 2 photograph folders

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, the wife of a prominent politician and publisher in Houston, Texas. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of...

United States. Army. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Dorothy Warren, 1905-

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Dorothy Warren, daughter of Charles C. and Blanche (Allien) Warren, was born September 29, 1905, in White Plains, New York. She graduated from the Spence School in 1925, and attended Columbia University and the California School of Fine Arts. She worked as a travel agent (1927-1931) and in real estate (1931-1940) before joining the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), which later became the Women's Army Corps (WAC). She became a commissioned officer in 1942 and held the following po...