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National League for Woman’s Service Registration Forms for Pierce County, 1917
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- National League for Woman’s Service
- Title
- National League for Woman’s Service Registration Forms for Pierce County
- Dates
- 1917 (inclusive)19171917
- Quantity
- .50 cubic feet, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MS-049
- Summary
- This collection consists of National League for Woman’s Service registration forms completed by Pierce County women who were applying to volunteer for homefront jobs during World War I.
- Repository
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Tacoma Public Library Northwest Room, Special Collections & Archives
1102 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA
98402
Telephone: 2532922001
nwr@tacomalibrary.org - Access Restrictions
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This collection is available for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The National League for Woman’s Service was a volunteer service organization created in 1917 from the Woman’s Department of the National Civic Federation's readiness and relief activities. In conjunction with the Red Cross, the NLWS offered classes in subjects such as sales, office work, and truck driving to train women to fill men's jobs while the men served in the military during World War I.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of National League for Woman’s Service registration forms completed by Pierce County women. Forms give registrant’s name, address, biographical information (including citizenship of registrant and her parents), education, experience, and service abilities. Also included is a partial handwritten index of the registrations.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
National League for Woman’s Service Registration Forms for Pierce County; MS-049; box [ ]; Northwest Room Special Collections, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- World War, 1914-1918--War work--United States--Washington (State)
- World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States
- World War, 1914-1918--Women—United States—Washington (State)
Corporate Names
- American Red Cross
- National League for Woman’s Service
Geographical Names
- Pierce County (Wash.)
Finding aid prepared by Jean Fisher
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
