New York State War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization Directives to Local War Councils A4333

New York State War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization Directives to Local War Councils

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series contains memoranda directing, promoting, and explaining the Office of Civilian Mobilization's (OCM) home front activities to local war councils. The OCM would provide suggestions on organization of events, publicity, and activities, such as: "I Am An American Day"; Block Plan; civil defense; housing; promotional films; rationing; recreation; salvage; and volunteer recruitment and training.

Creator:

New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Title:

Directives to local war councils

Quantity:

0.7 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1941-1945

Series Number:

A4333

Arrangement

Alphabetical by subject.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains memoranda directing, promoting, and explaining the Office of Civilian Mobilization's (OCM) home front activities to local war councils. The OCM would provide suggestions on organization of events, publicity, and activities. In some cases, releases from various federal offices would be passed along to the local organization.

Information on the following programs and topics can be found in this series: "I Am An American Day"; Block Plan (in which volunteers promoted OCM activities on their block); civil defense; housing; promotional films; rationing; recreation; salvage; and volunteer recruitment and training.