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"Gasoline", 1943

 File — Box: 154, Folder: 1-8

Scope and Contents

A substantial amount of correspondence concerning an acute gasoline shortage in South Carolina resulting from the lack of facilities to distribute petroleum products along the Eastern Seaboard. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the vast majority of petroleum was brought in by tankers from the sea. As a result, the Office of Price Administration implemented gasoline rationing and distributed allotments.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943

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

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