Ephemera collected by the Concord War Records Committee, 1941-1947.

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Ephemera collected by the Concord War Records Committee, 1941-1947.

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Consists of: Materials issued by Concord Committee on Public Safety concerning Scrap Metal Salvage Campaign, air raid alert signals, dimout and black-out regulations; war ration coupon books; collection of materials concerning taxicab rules, regulations, inspections and mileage ration coupons (all materials addressed to William H. Towler); handbooks issued by Mass. Committee on Public Safety, Protection Division; honorable discharge papers and certificate of appreciation for William J.R. Taylor; pamphlet: History World War II, 1940-1946, by American Red Cross, Concord Chapter (1946); typescript. (Cont.) Air raid defense, by Roger D. Swaim; typescript, U.S. Army Air Force Aircraft Warning Service, Ground Observation Post 158A, Concord, Mass., by Endicott Rantoul; broadside with title: If air raids come, issued by Mass. Committee on Public Safety; various materials issued by the Concord Air Raid Precaution Services; misc. materials including correspondence, newspaper clippings, photos., permits, certificates, etc.

.2 linear ft.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7381768

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Massachusetts. Committee on Public Safety (1940-1945). Protection Division.

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Concord (Mass.). Committee on Public Safety.

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Taylor, William J. R., 1926-

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Rantoul, Endicott

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Concord (Mass.). War Records Committee

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In 1942 the desirability of gathering information about Concord people in military service and about civilian activities in connection with the War became apparent to the Town Moderator, Mr. Marvin C. Taylor. He organized an informal committee. At the Town Meeting in March 1943, an official committee was formed entitled: Concord War Records Committee. Marvin C. Taylor was selected as Chairman. Mr. Taylor moved to Washington to take up war work with one of the government depts. and t...

Massachusetts. Committee on Public Safety (1940-1945)

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The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety was a direct descendant of the Committee on Safety appointed by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts in 1774 and dissolved in 1775. The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety was appointed by Governor Samuel McCall on February 9, 1917 and dissolved on November 20, 1918. It was resurrected by Governor Leverett Saltonstall on August 23, 1940, confirmed by him through Executive Order no. 1, December 31, 1841, pursuant to St 1941, c 718, as an agenc...

Swaim, Roger Dyer, 1879-

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American Red Cross. Concord Chapter.

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Concord Air Raid Precaution Services.

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Towler, William H., 1897-1978

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