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Oregon Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources records, 1941-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State Defense Council. Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources
- Title
- Oregon Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources records
- Dates
- 1941-1945 (inclusive)19411945
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (1 folder in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2778
- Summary
- The Oregon Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources was created as a unit within the Oregon State Defense Council. It sought to protect public and private materials and papers of cultural, historical, and scientific importance from wartime pressures and destruction. Collection includes correspondence regarding the establishment of the committee and its activities, including questionnaires; minutes of meetings; and ephemera.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources was created as a unit within the Oregon State Defense Council. It sought to protect public and private materials and papers of cultural, historical, and scientific importance from wartime pressures and destruction.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes correspondence, 1941-1945, regarding the establishment of the committee and its activities, including questionnaires; minutes of meetings, 1941-1945; miscellaneous ephemera.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Oregon Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources records, Mss 2778, 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
- Civil defense--Oregon
- Cultural property--Protection--Oregon
- World War, 1939-1945--Oregon
Corporate Names
- Oregon State Defense Council. Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- minutes (administrative records)
- printed ephemera
