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New York State War Council Office of Civilian Protection Newspaper Clippings

Held by the New York State Archives

Overview of the Records

Arrangement

Arranged by topic.

Scope and Content Note

This series contains newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Office of Civilian Protection (OCP) in its efforts to instruct people on civil defense procedures to be used in the event of enemy attack. The clippings discuss: air raids (drills and results); blackouts (notices of practice and results); county war council civil defense issues; and OCP administrators' meetings with civilians to discuss civil defense issues.

Use of Records

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Processing Information

This series was originally accessioned as box 361 of old collection #77, accession -71.

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