Publications 1941-1945.

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Publications 1941-1945.

Series documents state and national civil defense activities. Records include periodicals, bulletins, newsletters, broadsides, posters, insignia, decals, arm bands, pins, patches, maps, printing mats, and radio scripts. Newsletters include "Civilian Front" (1942-1945); "Japanese Exclusion League Journal" (Vol 1 #1, 1945); "U.S. Western Defense"; and other publications of the Ninth Civilian Defense Region. Topics include labor, women, nutrition, women in the military, the Office of Civil Defense, the Office of Price Administration, protective services, public health, victory speakers, and volunteers.

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Oregon State Defense Council

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The Oregon State Defense Council of World War I was formed in April 1917. In 1918 the Council hired the State Historian to appoint county historians and collect a permanent record of the war effort in Oregon. The primary duty of the State Historian was collecting information on Oregon servicemen. The Education Department was enlisted to gather information on servicemen through school districts. This resulted in detailed personal data on the majority of men serving from Oregon. The C...

United States. Office of Price Administration

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Doris Razook lived in Savannah, Georgia. From the description of Doris Razook ration book, 1943. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166147794 During World War II the Office of Price Administration (OPA) was the government agency that rationed most consumer goods and regulated their prices. Some of the rationed items included, tires, cars, gas, coffee, meats, and other food stuffs. OPA was in place for the duration of the war and continued operations until 1947...

United States. Army. Western Defense Command

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On 4 June 1942, the U.S. Army, Western Theater of Operations, was authorized to create a War Disaster Relief Plan for Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The War Disaster Relief Plan was "to provide the course of action to be taken by the Army in case of a total or partial failure of civilian and other governmental agencies to perform their respective War Disaster Relief functions," in the case of enemy invasion or sporadic raids including bombing raids. To...

United States. Office of Civil Defense

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Civilian Front.

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Ninth Civilian Defense Region.

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