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Scope and Content Note

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.

This series contains: correspondence between the regional office and war industry companies such as Grumman, Curtiss-Wright, and Bristol-Myers, in addition to sports organizations such as the Police Athletic League, YMCA, YWCA, and summer youth camps about fitness programs and athletic leagues within their organizations; pamphlets from federal agencies concerning physical fitness; requests for OPF pamphlets and certificates; correspondence with OPF Director Hiram A. Jones; and routine office matters such as expenses and supply inventories.

Information on women's exercises and activities is featured throughout the series resulting from Women's Industrial Program Principal Supervisor Kohlberg's visits to defense plants to promote, organize, and assist physical fitness and exercise programs for women defense workers.