Office of Price Administration files, 1941-1946.

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Office of Price Administration files, 1941-1946.

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Files chiefly include correspondence concerning rationing; price controls; price control violations and investigations; OPA public relations activities; a grocery store survey; meat buying advice; price control boards; record dispositions; clothing, appliance, food, and restaurant surveys. Also included are regulations; rationing meeting transcripts; national OPA headquarter instructions; authorized used car dealer list; a housing shortage report; clothing survey price discount tables; and OPA publications.

4 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7395582

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Council of Defense (World War II)

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Illinois War Council

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The Illinois State Council of Defense (1941-1943), composed of the Governor as ex offico chairman; Lt. Governor; Senate president pro tempore; Speaker of the House; Senate minority floor leader; House majority and minority leaders; Illinois Commission on Inter-Governmental Cooperation chairman; and nine defense experts appointed by the Governor, was created on April 17, 1941. Council duties included cooperation with the Council of National Defense, federal agencies, and other state councils; loc...

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...