Guide to the Victory Book Campaign Collection

Collection — Box: 690

Identifier: H2003-107

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Records include letters to Wyoming Director Gladys Riley from county directors regarding the number of books collected. Most of the letters were written on campaign letterhead listing the names of people involved at the state level, and the county directors. Newspaper clippings about the effort are included in the correspondence file

A second folder contains a report or history of the campaign with brief narratives about the national and Wyoming organizations, the names of the county directors, the number of books collected, and a financial report. Also included are photocopies of listings of other states and the number of books they collected, as well as the number collected nationally

Dates

1942

Creator

National Defense Book Campaign (U.S.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

The National Defense Book Campaign was organized in the fall of 1941 to provide books to men in military camps. After the declaration of war in December 1941 the name of the campaign was changed to “Victory”