Assistant to the state war plans coordinator's information and coordination files, 1941-1945 (bulk 1942).

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Assistant to the state war plans coordinator's information and coordination files, 1941-1945 (bulk 1942).

This series contains correspondence, bulletins, posters, and official releases relating to Maurice Neufeld's coordination of War Council activities with local, state, and federal agencies.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8248785

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New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

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Because World War II caused manpower shortages in all parts of society, and because the continuation of volunteer services was crucial to the overall well-being of New York, the War Council authorized the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to maintain social programs by coordinating the recruitment of volunteers, to assist extant organizations with their programs, and to initiate programs needed for the war's home front efforts. To this end, the OCM consulted the organizations already involve...

New York State War Council

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Maurice Neufeld worked in New York State's Division of Commerce and became the assistant to the State War Plans Coordinator in 1941 with the creation of the State War Council. Lieutenant Governor Charles Poletti was the first State War Plans Coordinator; later Oswald D. Heck, speaker of the assembly, served. Neufeld served in his position throughout the war, and though he had authority over certain issues, primarily he served to direct decisions to the appropriate agency heads. From ...

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