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Guide to the Works Projects Administration, War Services Programs Records

 Collection
Identifier: H71-7

Scope and Content

Newspaper clippings about servicemen and servicewomen. Records about the Victory Book Campaign, Wyoming Salvage Committee, the Wyoming Selective Service and the Wyoming War Records Committee

Dates

  • 1940-1947

Creator

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.

Historical Note

During World War II, the state of Wyoming engaged in numerous activities to support and document the war effort, both home and abroad.

Extent

3 cubic feet

Abstract

Newspaper clippings about servicemen and servicewomen. Records about the Victory Book Campaign, Wyoming Salvage Committee, the Wyoming Selective Service and the Wyoming War Records Committee

Acquisition Information

Records collected in the 1940s by Gladys Riley, Wyoming State Director of the War Services Program, Works Projects Administration, and formally accessioned in 1971.

Separated Material

Photographs transferred to the photograph collection and accessioned under P98-27.

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared in 1998 by Carl Hallberg

Title
Guide to the Works Projects Administration, War Services Programs Records, 1940-1947
Status
Edited Full Draft
Author
Suzi Taylor
Date
© 2018
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository

Contact:
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826