New York City regional office administration and correspondence files, 1942-1945.

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New York City regional office administration and correspondence files, 1942-1945.

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This series contains correspondence, pamphlets, and other materials documenting the activities which promoted physical fitness in one region supervised by the Office of Physical Fitness (OPF). The records of New York City Regional Supervisor Boris Von Arnold and Ethel T. Kohlberg, Principal Supervisor, Women's Industrial Program, constitute the bulk of this series.

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New York State Archives

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