United States Office of Price Administration Records
Scope and Contents
Records of transactions of the Minden and Sparks, Nevada, boards of the OPA, including correspondence regarding preservation of the records in a local depository, checks, and rationing accounts.
Dates
- 1944-1945
Creator
- United States. Office of Price Administration (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
Board established to administer the rationing and price control of certain foods and goods as part of the war effort during World War II.
Extent
0.4 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records of transactions of the Minden and Sparks, Nevada, boards of the OPA, including correspondence regarding preservation of the records in a local depository, checks, and rationing accounts.
Arrangement
Arranged by type of restricted material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records donated from Robert E. Stone, Chief of Historical Records Branch of the OPA ,Washington, D.C.; 1944
- United States. Office of Price Administration -- Geographic subdivision--Nevada.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Food supply
Creator
- United States. Office of Price Administration (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the United States Office of Price Administration Records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. Special Collections Department Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
Reno Nevada 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu