Writers' War Board records, 1941-1945. - 73,000 items. 144 2 containers plus oversize. 58.4 linear feet. - Arranged in 12 series. Series 1: Minutes, circa 1942-1945; Series 2: Numerical File, circa 1942-1945; Series 3: Correspondence I, 1942-1943; Series 4: Correspondence II, 1942-1945; Series 5: Correspondence III, 1944-1945; Series 6: Transatlantic File, circa 1942-1945; Series 7: Subject File, circa 1942-1945; Series 8: Requests for Speakers, circa 1942-1945; Series 9: Miscellany, circa 1942-1945; Series 10: Manuscripts, circa 1942-1945; Series 11: Scrapbooks, circa 1942-1945; and Series 12: Oversize, circa 1941-1945.

Open to research.

Chiefly correspondence with writers and government agencies concerning dissemination of information and propaganda during World War II. Also includes minutes of meetings, writings, subject files, scrapbooks, photographs, posters, and other records. Individuals represented include Clifton Fadiman, Alan Green, Christopher LaFarge, Margaret Leech, and Rex Stout.


Non-governmental organization with headquarters in New York, N.Y.


Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011188

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Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
Green, Alan, 1906-1975.
LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956.
Leech, Margaret, 1893-1974.
Stout, Rex, 1886-1975.


Authors, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.


New York (N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century.