Service Men's Arts Center and Contact Bureau of San Francisco records, 1940-1946 (bulk 1942-1945).

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Service Men's Arts Center and Contact Bureau of San Francisco records, 1940-1946 (bulk 1942-1945).

Card file reflecting the interests of military personnel visiting the center; correspondence from service members around the world received by Charles Cooper, executive director, and his wife, Marie Cooper; guest register of visitors with signatures often including doodles, sketches, and musical notations; poetry; newspaper clippings, bulletins, and programs; and photographs of students and their works.

300 items.2 containers.0.8 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8069074

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Cooper, Charles Henry, 1808-1866

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Cooper, Marie

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Service Men's Arts Center and Contact Bureau of San Francisco

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Recreational center established as an unofficial club and hospitality center during World War II for military personnel whose civilian professions or avocations included the fine arts. Provided private practice rooms and studios and arranged for private lessons, art supplies, literary agents, and concert performances for military personnel stationed or furloughed near San Francisco, Calif. From the description of Service Men's Arts Center and Contact Bureau of San Francisco records, ...