United Service Organizations (U.S.)
Organization
Parallel Names
- USO New Bedford
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
National Jewish Welfare Board, New England Section records
Collection
Identifier: MC-066
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a ledger, correspondence, pamphlets, and other records of organizations dedicated to the cause of Jewish War Relief in New Bedford during the period of 1918 - 1924. The collection also contains records of local activity of the National Jewish Welfare Board and the United Service Organizations (USO) from the period of 1940 – 1946, and a card index of 425 local World War II Jewish servicemen and newspaper clippings on their activities and service during World War...
Dates:
1918-1946
Scrapbook compiled by Bertha A. Cohen, 1917-1945
Item — Box: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes a 3 scrapbooks, spanning the years of 1919 to 1992 with the bulk of the collection from 1942-1970. Scrapbooks are composed of newspaper clippings that documents social events in the Jewish community in New Bedford. The remainder of the collection is primarily composed of pamphlets belonging to Bertha Cohen documenting her involvement in community groups. Also included are some photographs and information on Peckham West Cemetery.
Dates:
1917-1945
Additional filters:
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- Archival Object 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Correspondence 1
- Jews -- United States 1
- World War II 1