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[Household survey form, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Household survey form, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Requests information about households, for use by Air Raid Wardens. Includes two versions, both blank.

[Page from newsletter "The Seattle Shopping News," December 16, 1942] (Item)

Page from newsletter "The Seattle Shopping News," December 16, 1942. Includes information on dim-out regulations related to War Proclamation No. 12.

[Blank test sheet for the General Course for Air Raid Wardens, Seattle, Washington, April 1942] (Item)

Blank test sheet for the General Course for Air Raid Wardens, prepared by training officer Warren L. Beuschlein, Chief Air Raid Warden's Staff, Seattle, Washington, April 1942. Four typed pages.

[General Order No. 3, Headquarters Chief Air Raid Warden, Seattle, Washington, April 20, 1942] (Item)

General Order No. 3, Headquarters Chief Air Raid Warden, Seattle, Washington, April 20, 1942. Provides information related to handling transmittal of color signals and emergency authority of air raid wardens.

[Notice about Civilian Defense meeting at Whittier Grade School, Seattle, Washington, May 6, 1943] (Item)

Notice about a Civilian Defense meeting at Whittier Grade School, Seattle, Washington, May 6, 1943. Notes that several informational films will be shown, including "The New Fire Bomb," "First Aid," "Rescue Unit," "The Air Raid Warden," and others.

[Block Warden's Equipment Sheet, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Document, "Block Warden's Equipment Sheet," Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Contains a list of equipment issued to Block Wardens, including tools, cots, stretchers, and camp stoves. The document has been filled out for Section 12, Precinct 11, Block 4. One typed page.

[Block Warden Data Sheet, Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s] (Item)

Document, "Block Warden Data Sheet," Seattle Municipal Defense Commission, circa 1940s. Contains a list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and civil defense assignments for households in a Seattle neighborhood (Section 12, Precinct 11, Block No. 4). One typed page.

[Document about United States Citizens Defense Corps membership, Civilian Protection Division, Civilian War Commission of the City of Seattle, circa 1940s] (Item)

Document about United States Citizens Defense Corps membership, Civilian Protection Division, Civilian War Commission of the City of Seattle, circa 1940s. Provides information about medical and cash benefits.

Facts for Air Raid Wardens and Every Civilian: Bombs, Incendiaries, War Gases, Home Protection [Booklet, March 1942] (Item)

Booklet, "Facts for Air Raid Wardens and Every Civilian: Bombs, Incendiaries, War Gases, Home Protection," Civilian Protection Division, Seattle, Washington, March 1942. 47 pages.

Facts for Air Raid Wardens and Every Civilian: Supplement No. 1 [Booklet, August 1942] (Item)

Booklet, "Facts for Air Raid Wardens and Every Civilian: Supplement No. 1: Japanese Incendiary Bombs, Magnesium Bombs, Gas Masks, Self Decontamination, Sanitation, Dimout," Civilian Protection Division of Civilian War Commission of the City of Seattle, Washington, August 1942. 23 typed pages.