War Department Subseries, 1931-1946
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Correspondence, telegrams, and printed material concern War Department projects, including contracts and bids. There is also material on military installations, the Army Corps of Engineers, and special problems. Legislation affecting the War Department and the Army is found here, although there is some material in the National Defense section. Other material in this section pertains to inventions, war supplies and surplus, and examples of individuals who sought to fight in World War II.
Similar types of material were sampled as those in the Navy and Marines category.
The material is arranged chronologically by month.
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