Research Catalog
Victory Book Campaign records
- Title
- Victory Book Campaign records, 1941-1944.
- Author
- Victory Book Campaign.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- Additional Authors
- New York Public Library.
- Description
- 5 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 oversize folder).
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, press releases, posters, photographs, and other materials relevant to the activities of the Victory Book Campaign.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Posters.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- The Victory Book Campaign (VBC), originally named the National Defense Book Campaign, was established in 1941 by the American Library Association, the American Red Cross, and United Service Organizations (USO). The Campaign's purpose was to collect and distribute books to members of the armed services. The VBC was dissolved in 1943.
- Processing Action (note)
- Cataloged
- Call Number
- MssCol 3164
- Author
- Victory Book Campaign.
- Title
- Victory Book Campaign records, 1941-1944.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- The Victory Book Campaign (VBC), originally named the National Defense Book Campaign, was established in 1941 by the American Library Association, the American Red Cross, and United Service Organizations (USO). The Campaign's purpose was to collect and distribute books to members of the armed services. The VBC was dissolved in 1943.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- New York Public Library.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3164