ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Illinois at War, 1941-1945
A Selection of Documents from the Illinois State Archives
Documents 1-50
Illinois at War, 1941-1945 Introduction
- Communication Of Condolences Regarding The Death Of A Sailor At Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 - Communication From The Clay City Marshal Concerning Civil Defense
January 1, 1942 - Communication From The Museum Of Science And Industry Concerning Evacuation
January 20, 1942 - Communication Regarding A Kankakee County Scrap Drive
February 16, 1942 - Air Raid Warning-Army Flash
1942 - The Magnesium Bomb
1942 - Communication From The Aurora Chief Air Observer Concerning Preparedness
February 19, 1942 - Communication From The Neponset Sportsmen's Club Concerning Civil Defense
March 23, 1942 - Communication From The Pekin Chief Air Raid Warden Concerning Defense Training
March 31, 1942 - Victory Garden Diagram
March 1942 - Communication From The Joliet Chief Observer Concerning Defense Training
May 6, 1942 - Communication Concerning The Dependents Of A Naval Enlistee
June 18, 1942 - Industrial Mobilization Report Abstract
July 1942 - Communication From Hannah A. Woods Of The Illinois Association Of Colored Women
August 6, 1942 - Communication From The Chicago Civilian Morale Committee
September 4, 1942 - Special Bulletin #14 For Victory Speakers
September 20, 1942 - Communication From Rev. J. Mueller Concerning Lutheran Services In The German Language
September 26, 1942 - This Is A V-Home Placard
September 30, 1942 - Office Of Price Administration Press Release Concerning Rubber Conservation
October 11, 1942 - Mechanic's Suit Description And Illustration
1942 - War Food Communique No. 1, Meat Rationing
October 1942 - Defense News From Illinois State Council Of Defense, City Children And Farm Work
February 22, 1943 - Communication From Miss E. Shelley Concerning Alarm Clocks
March 1, 1943 - Winnebago County Civilian Defense Council Table Of Organization
March 1943 - Communication From The Clark County Director Of Civilian Defense Concerning Blackout Violations
August 7, 1943 - Communication From The Lake Street School P.T.A. Vice-President Concerning Teachers And Travel Restrictions
October 1, 1943 - OPA Price Special Directive 184, Hamburger
October 19, 1943 - Communication From Mrs. George Buckley Concerning Sugar Rationing
November 9, 1943 - You Too Are On The Firing Line, Waste Elimination
1943 - Communication From Mrs. William Van Proyen Concerning American POWs In The Philippines
November 23, 1943 - Communication From The War Relocation Authority Concerning Japanese-Americans Relocated In The Chicago Area
December 6, 1943 - Car Pooling Promotion
1943 - A Billion-Acre War Plant, America's Farms
1943 - WAC Essay Contest Information, Facts About The WACs
1943 - Women Of Illinois Can Help Win The War, Save All Fats And Greases
1943 - Division For Delinquency Prevention Newsletter
1943 - Resolution Of The Polish Roman Catholic Union Of America Concerning The Partition Of Their Homeland
January 25, 1944 - Communication Of Condolences Regarding The Death Of A Soldier Near Aachen, Germany
September 14, 1944 - Communication From The Chairman Of The Women's Division Of The Warren County War Council Concerning Her Service Hours
October 2, 1944 - Staff Sergeant Clyde L. Choate's Medal Of Honor Citation
October 25, 1944 - Communication From The Department Of Public Safety Concerning War Contributions Of Prisons
January 24, 1945 - Communication Of Condolences Regarding The Death Of A Marine At Iwo Jima
March 1, 1945 - Communication From The St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Concerning A Neon Cross
March 9, 1945 - 1,000 lb. Horse, Diagram of Byproducts
1945 - Communication From The Office Of Price Administration Concerning The Postwar Transition
August 20, 1945 - Communication From Mrs. Wm. D. Battey Concerning Day-Care
August 25, 1945 - Communication From Pvt. Michael Zulevich Concerning Service In The China-Burma-India Theater
October 1, 1945 - Communication From Pfc. Rudolph Cornacchia Concerning Service In Saudi Arabia
October 5, 1945 - Communication From Georg Blunder Concerning His Son, A Prisoner of War
November 14, 1945 - Communication From Charles W. Todd Concerning Foreign Involvement
December 8, 1945