State Council of Defense orders issued under the War Powers Act
Series — Volume: State Council of Defense orders issued under the War Powers Act, 1942-1946
Identifier: C#00479
Abstract
Text of orders issued by the Governor under Chapter 1150 of the Public Laws of RI for 1942. These orders concern emergency action taken during World War II. Whenever practical these orders were approved by the State Council of Defence. Most of these orders were concerned with issues of Civil Defense.(eg. blackout regulations, air raid procedures), others were concerned with rationing (eg. fuel) or closing of financial institutions on Saturdays. These documents were filed with the Secretary of states Office.
Dates
- May 4, 1942-June 19, 1946
Creator
- Rhode Island. State Council of Defense. (1941-1973) (Organization)
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
- World War, 1939-1945. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- orders (military records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Creator
- Rhode Island. State Council of Defense. (1941-1973) (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for uncoded script
Repository Details
Part of the Rhode Island State Archives Repository
