Organization records, 1943-1946.

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Organization records, 1943-1946.

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Registers signed by servicemen who used the center operated by the organization during World War II (1943-1944); letters from servicemen and hostesses; and monthly statistics (1944-1946) on the number of volunteers who worked at the center, the number of servicemen who used it, and the types of activities carried on. The St. Paul U.S.O. center was closed in 1946.

0.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes, and 1 v. shelved loose).

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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United Service Organizations (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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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...