Douglas Joseph Bennet papers, 1941-1977 (inclusive).

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Douglas Joseph Bennet papers, 1941-1977 (inclusive).

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The papers consist of correspondence, notes, printed material, and clippings which document Douglas Bennet's service as an official in the Office of Price Administration and his role as adviser and personal friend of Chester Bowles. The papers include numerous letters between Bennet and Bowles as well as Bowles's correspondence with others. Subject files relate to Bennet and Bowles's work in OPA, Connecticut politics, and India.

3.5 linear ft. (9 boxes)

Yale University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023490

Yale University Library

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Bennet, Douglas Joseph

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Douglas Joseph Bennet was born in Wilmington, Delaware on August 22, 1911. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1933 he went to work in advertising and sales promotion. He moved to Hartford, Connecticut in April, 1942 to set up the gasoline rationing program for Connecticut. In the fall of 1943 he joined Chester Bowles at the Office of Price Administration in Washington as chief of the Office of Program Planning, Department of Information. He returned to Lyme, Connecticut and remained a ...

Clemow, Bice.

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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...

United States. Office of Economic Stabilization

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