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"Greenville, SC", 1942

 File — Box: 150, Folder: 12-14

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning Greenville, South Carolina, including Senator Maybank's reelection campaign, the establishment of a War Production Board divisional office in Greenville, removal of abandoned railroad irons from Greenville city streets, closing of the National Youth Association (NYA) wood shop training project, the United Service Organization (USO) recreation project, construction of a new Army air base hospital, highways, trolley buses, medical services, establishment of a Quartermaster Depot, designation of the Peoples National Bank of Greenville as a Federal Depository for Federal funds, extension of the Greenville city postal service to rural areas, conversion of trucks into ambulances, freight rates, ordinance plant, blackouts, airlines from Greenville to Memphis, WFBC Radio Station, a proposed Army camp site, renovations to the Phyllis-Wheatley building for use by black soldiers for recreation, construction of a new building for the East Gantt School District, and access roads to the air base.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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