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Preparing for a National Emergency: The Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources, 1939-1944
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Aikin, Jane – Library Quarterly, 2007
In March 1940 the U.S. National Resources Planning Board established the Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources to plan for the protection of federal cultural institutions during national emergencies. The committee provided a mechanism to bring officials together to consider protective measures for and evacuation of valuable books,…
Descriptors: War, Cultural Centers, Emergency Programs, Cultural Maintenance