State Defense Council of North Dakota Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-327

Scope and Contents

The State Defense Council of North Dakota Records consists of several different newsletters. The first folder contains the State Defense Council Bulletin, from 1941-1945. The second and third folders contain the Women's Service Bulletin (1942) and its successor, the Women's Division Bulletin (1943-1945). The publications contain information about the civilian war effort in North Dakota, as well as lists of officers in the local Councils of Defense.

Dates

created: 1941-1945

Creator

State Defense Council of North Dakota (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The State Defense Council of North Dakota was established by a proclamation of Governor John Moses on June 3, 1941. The Council's purpose was to serve as coordinator and means of communication between the Federal Defense Agencies and the State and Local Defense Councils. Council members were unpaid appointees. By the United States' entry into WWII in Dec. 1941, local Councils of Defense had been organized in all counties in North Dakota. The Women's Service of the State Defense Council of North Dakota, renamed the Women's Division by January 1943, coordinated women's civilian activities, including: salvage, consumer service, conservation, war bond and stamp sales, recreation, education, public health, transportation, housing of war industries workers, victory gardens, Red Cross Training Schools, and the Extension Service of the ND Agricultural College.

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