Anderson Lumber Company papers, 1942-1946.

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Anderson Lumber Company papers, 1942-1946.

The collection contains supply catalogs and ordering information for suppliers of the Anderson Lumber Company between 1942 and 1946. The collection also contains several items from the War Production Board issued in 1942 and 1943, including information on restrictions of building supplies and wartime residential construction manuals.

0.25 linear feet (1 box).

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Anderson Lumber Company (Logan, Utah)

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Anderson Lumber Company was founded in 1890 by Anthon Anderson. Anderson was a first generation immigrant to Cache Valley from Norway and a prominent citizen of Logan, serving as the city's eleventh mayor. During its first century in operation, Anderson Lumber expanded from a single yard in Logan, to multiple yards in Utah and Idaho and purchased supplies from companies across the United States. During World War II, Anderson Lumber participated in wartime construction projects including building...

United States. War Production Board

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The War Resources Board was established August 9, 1939, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a civilian advisory group to collaborate with the Joint Army and Navy Munitions Board in formulating economic mobilization policies. It was abolished November 24, 1939. The Advisory Commission to the World War I Council of National Defense was revived, May 29, 1940. Three of its functional divisions (Industrial Production, Industrial Materials, and Labor), responsible for the stockpiling and delivery o...