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Rationing -- United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

World War II Ration Books

 Collection — Box Small Collections Box 115, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01667
Scope and Contents

Three used ration books from World War II: 1 book issued 5 May 1942, from Mariscopa, Arizona, three stamps still attached; and 2 books issued on 7 August 1941, from Kennewick, Washington, several pages of stamps attached.

Dates: 1941-1942

William J. Shelton General Merchandise (Lovingston, Va.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.285
Scope and Contents Business records, 1932 and 1943-1946 (bullk), of William J. Shelton General Merchandise in Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia. The majority of the records consist of mailings to William Shelton by various district offices of the U.S. Office of Price Administration (OPA). Examples are the Lovingston War Price and Rationing Board in Lovingston, Virginia, the Roanoke District Office, or the Georgia Office. Some of the topics of the bulletins and circulars include instructions for rationing,...
Dates: 1932, 1943-1946; Majority of material found within 1943-1946