New York State War Council Division of Public Relations Home Front Information Publications File

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
This series consists of publications from national, state (including other War Council agencies), and private organizations involved in war work collected by the Office of War Information to assist the office when informing citizens about war-related activities on the home front. Pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other printed material about salvage drives, civil defense issues, rationing, agricultural practices, war bond drives, cooking and homemaking, morale issues, and first aid, among other topics, are found.
Title
Home front information publications file
Quantity
8 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
A4287
Creator
Arrangement

Alphabetical by title.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of publications from national, state (including other War Council agencies), and private organizations involved in war work collected by the Office of War Information to assist the office when informing citizens about war-related activities on the home front. Pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other printed material about salvage drives, civil defense issues, rationing, agricultural practices, war bond drives, cooking and homemaking, morale issues, and first aid, among other topics, are found.

Alternate Formats Available

Scanned images of selected records from this series are available at the New York State Archives.

Processing Information

This series was originally accessioned as boxes 38-46 of old collection #77, accession -71.

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