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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains materials related to World War II rationing and price controls on the U.S. homefront.
- Extent:
- .17 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Harriet Dyer Adams Papers, 1942. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Adams Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection contains materials related to World War II rationing and price controls on the U.S. homefront. There is a gas ration card, application for a basic mileage ration book, and handouts from the Office of Price Administration.
- Biographical / Historical:
Harriet Dyer Adams (1910-2005) was a librarian at the University at Albany and served as head of Special Collections in the 1970s. Adams was a 1927 graduate of the Milne School and in 1960 received her MLS degree from our University. Previously, she was a museum curator and worked in several art museums, including serving as the second female curator of the Cranbrook Art Museum from 1944-1948. These items are from her earlier tenure as curator, later acting director and curator, of the Person Hall Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Acquisition information:
- The exact donation date of this collection is unknown, but these items were all donated to the University Libraries by Harriet Dyer Adams.
- Processing information:
Processed by Jodi Boyle in 2021.
- Arrangement:
The collection is organized alphabetically. There are no series.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Using These Materials
- ACCESS:
- The archives are open to the public and anyone is welcome to visit and view the collections.
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Access to this colleciton is unrestricted.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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This page may contain links to digital objects. Access to these images and the technical capacity to download them does not imply permission for re-use. Digital objects may be used freely for personal reference use, referred to, or linked to from other web sites.
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Harriet Dyer Adams Papers, 1942. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Adams Papers).