New York State War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization Procedure Establishment Letters from the Federal Office of Civilian Defense A4334

New York State War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization Procedure Establishment Letters from the Federal Office of Civilian Defense

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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 letters sent from the United States Office of Civilian Defense to the New York State Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to establish volunteer activities and to ensure that programs were administered in accordance with federal mandates. The letters discuss: anti-sabotage activities; awards; blackouts; Block Plan; fingerprinting of civil defense volunteers; gas attacks; identification cards; incendiary and anti-personnel bombing; insignia standards; selection of civil defense trainees; and war plant protection.

Creator:

New York State War Council. Office of Civilian Mobilization

Title:

Procedure establishment letters from the federal Office of Civilian Defense

Quantity:

0.1 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1941-1945

Series Number:

A4334

Arrangement

Chronological by month.

Scope and Content Note

These letters from the United States Office of Civilian Defense were sent to the Office of Civilian Mobilization (OCM) to establish volunteer activities and to ensure that programs were administered in accordance with federal mandates. The letters discuss: anti-sabotage activities; awards; blackouts; Block Plan (in which volunteers promoted OCM activities on their block); fingerprinting of civil defense volunteers; gas attacks; identification cards; incendiary and anti-personnel bombing; insignia standards; selection of civil defense trainees; and war plant protection.