Dewenter's & Company records, 1949-1952.

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Dewenter's & Company records, 1949-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/248578744

Contains correspondence; government regulations; manufacturer's dockets; and price lists, relating to Dewenter's, and dealing with the U.S. Office of Price Stabilization and its anti-inflationary activities.

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Mclean County Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7138422

Mclean County Historical Society Library

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Dewenter's & Company (Bloomington, Ill.)

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Men's clothing store; also known as Dewenter and Co.; incorporated by Herman Dewenter and William Krietzer in 1847 and moved to West Washington St. location in Bloomington in 1870, remaining there until 1988; store held by the Dewenter family until 1946, but continued to operate under that name even after its sale for an additional forty years. From the description of Dewenter's & Company records, 1949-1952. (Mclean County Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 24857874...

United States. Office of Price Stabilization

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The Office of Price Stabilization (1950-1953), also known as the Price Stabilization Board, was a federal agency tasked with controlling prices during the Korean War. A Director of Price Stabilization was named in late 1950 and the OPS was formally established in January of 1951. Through its 14 regional and about 90 district offices, the OPS obtained voluntary compliance with measures to stabilize prices and established and administered price regulations. From the guide to the Office...