Hartford branch records, 1941-1946.

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Hartford branch records, 1941-1946.

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Price control reports, memorandums, regulations, handbooks and manuals, printed publications, war bond materials, desk books, posters, and other records, of the Hartford, Conn., branch and the national office, relating to setting the maximum prices on commodities and services during World War II. Persons represented include Chester Bowles, state director (1942-1943), and W. Harrison Carter, Jr., economist (1943-1946).

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University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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United States. Office of Temporary Controls

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Bowles, Chester, 1901-1986

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United States ambassador to India, 1951-1953 and 1963-1969. From the description of The Indo-American development program : the problems and opportunities : mimeograph, 1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867525 Chester Bowles was born on April 5, 1901, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from Yale University in 1924 (B.S.) and established the advertising firm of Benton and Bowles, with William Benton, in 1929. Bowles served in the Office of Price Administration ...

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...

Carter, W. Harrison (William Harrison), 1905-1974

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