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United Service Organizations records and scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2510

Scope and Contents

Collection includes minutes, 1951-1955; memoranda and news releases, 1957-1969; newspaper clippings, 1951-1974; and correspondence, 1951-1968. Correspondents include Laurence Johnson, U.S.O. Regional Executive; Mira H. Ehrman, Chairman of the Oregon State U.S.O. Committee; Morgan S. Odell of the Oregon State U.S.O. Committee; Lawrence Shaw, Chairman of the Portland U.S.O. City Committee; A.B. Tucci, Director of the Tokyo U.S.O.; and Dorothy Brickman, Associate Director of the Tokyo U.S.O. Also included are scrapbooks, 21 volumes, 1951-1976.

Dates

  • 1951-1976

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

1.84 Cubic Feet (1 record carton, 1 document case and 2 flat boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection includes minutes, 1951-1955; memoranda and news releases, 1957-1969; newspaper clippings, 1951-1974; and correspondence, 1951-1968. Also included are scrapbooks, 1951-1976.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. S. Mason (Mira H.) Ehrman, September 1978.

Related Materials

United Service Organizations, Portland, Or. photographs collection, Org. Lot 91, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Title
Guide to the United Service Organizations records and scrapbooks
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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