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Committee to Defend America records

Archives of American Art

Object Details

sova.aaa.westharo_ref152
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e9f1f449-0e2e-4e9e-9abd-ef29ac7542a0
Collection Creator
Weston, Harold, 1894-1972
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Harold Weston papers
Harold Weston papers / Series 4: Associations and Organizations
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
Extent
(Box 4; 0.4 linear feet)
Date
1940-1942
Archival Repository
Archives of American Art
Identifier
AAA.westharo, Subseries 4.2
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Harold Weston papers, 1894-1978, bulk 1912-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Scope and Contents note
Harold Weston served as Chairman of the Keene and Essex County chapters of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies (CDA.) The CDA promoted the idea that America should support Britain financially in order to avoid entering the war. Records found in this subseries include correspondence between the National Committee of the CDA, Harold Weston, and others; clippings; financial records; meeting minutes and records; newsletters and bulletins; notes; a petition; printed materials; typescripts of statements and speeches given to promote the CDA, some of which have notes by Weston; suggestions from the National Committee for local chairmen; and miscellany.
Collection Restrictions
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
AAA.westharo_ref152
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e9f1f449-0e2e-4e9e-9abd-ef29ac7542a0
AAA.westharo
AAA
Record ID
ebl-1503510377387-1503510377422-6

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