Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee Records, 1918-1920
- Creators:
- Placer County (Calif.). War History Committee
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 1 carton Linear feet: 1.25
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee records, BANC MSS C-A 155, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee was created in the Fall of 1918, as part of the effort by the State Council of Defense to "collect and preserve historical records relating to California's part in the great conflict. "John F. Engle, principal of Placer Union High School, was appointed chair of the committee established to record for posterity the history of Placer County in World War I.
The records include brief narratives from administrators of several committees, such as the Exemption Board and the Commercial Economy Committee, set up within the County to expedite the war effort. There are also several lists of servicemen from Placer County, responses to questionnaires from women's organization and Red Cross committees, and very brief biographical notes and/or photographs of about 135 servicemen, usually sent to the Committee by the men themselves or by their families. Of particular note is an extensive series of letters from various army camps in the western United States sent by serviceman Lee J. Wilcox to his family.
- Acquisition information:
- The provenance of the Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee Records, 1918-1920 is unknown.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1996
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect; machine-readable finding aid encoded by Eva Garcelon. Finding aid originally encoded using the Finding Aid DTD (findaid.dtd) developed in the Bancroft Finding Aid Project; encoding converted to EAD using perl supplemented by manual editing and review. Date of source: 1994 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Manuscripts Division. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Placer Co., Calif., War History Committee records, BANC MSS C-A 155, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481