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United Service Organizations records and scrapbooks, 1951-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)
- Title
- United Service Organizations records and scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1951-1976 (inclusive)19511976
- Quantity
- 1.84 cubic feet, (1 record carton, 1 document case and 2 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2510
- Summary
- 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.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
United Service Organizations records and scrapbooks, Mss 2510, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on 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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Soldiers--Recreation
Personal Names
- Brickman, Dorothy--Correspondence
- Ehrman, Mira Harris, 1892-1982--Correspondence
- Johnson, Laurence--Correspondence
- Odell, Morgan S. (Morgan Samuel), 1894-1984--Correspondence
- Shaw, Lawrence--Correspondence
- Tucci, A. B.--Correspondence
Corporate Names
- United Service Organizations (U.S.)--Records and correspondence
Geographical Names
- United States--Armed Forces--Military life
- United States--Armed Forces--Service clubs
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- scrapbooks
