Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot collection, 1942-1945.

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Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot collection, 1942-1945.

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Contains the following types of materials: reports / studies, photographs. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). General description of the collection: The Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot collection consists of historical reports done as part of QUARTERMASTER CORPS HISTORICAL STUDIES or the PHILADELPHIA QUARTERMASTER DEPOT HISTORY PROJECT. The reports are Richard P. McCormick, "The physical plant, 1917-1942" (December 1942); Elinor S. Barnes, "A wardrobe for the WAAC: A study of the problems encountered by the Quartermaster Corps, particularly the Philadelphia Depot, in clothing the personnel of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, February 4, 1942-September 1, 1943" (1943); Barnes, "Color stabilization" (January 1944); Barnes, "The Army nurse and her wardrobe : A study of the development, procurement and supply of clothing for the Army Nurse Corps" (January 1944); Richard P. McCormick, "A history of storage and distribution at the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, 1917-1943," with illustrative appendix by Elinor S. Barnes (December 1944); Barnes, "Clothing for the WAC, September 1943-February 1945, A supplement to 'A wardrobe for the WAAC, February 1942-September 1943'" (May 1945); Barnes, "Uniforming the Army: A study of enlisted men's items" (May 1945); partial report, "Determination, design and specification in military procurement" (1945); McCormick, "Storage and distribution" (n.d.); and F.E. Hagen, "The birth of the Quartermaster Corps" (n.d.). Some of the reports are illustrated with black and white 8" x 10" photographs.

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Hagen, F. E.

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McCormick, Richard Patrick, 1916-2006

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An historian of both American politics and New Jersey, Richard Patrick McCormick was born on December 24, 1916 in New York, N.Y. He received his A.B. in 1938 and his A.M. in 1940, both from Rutgers University, and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1948. McCormick began his teaching career as an instructor at the University of Delaware in 1944-1945. At Rutgers University, he went from instructor to professor of history from 1945-1974, served as University Historia...

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United States. Army Nurse Corps

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The Army Nurse Corps was established on Feb 2, 1901. From the description of Records, 1951-1961 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007188 ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...