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My Rosie the Riveter Story [by Joyce Helen Parker] (Item)

Autobiographical narrative written by Joyce Helen Parker describing her experiences as a "Rosie the Riveter" during World War II, circa 2005. Four handwritten pages in spiral-bound notebook and two typed pages.

[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.

[War Ration Book No. 3 issued by United States Office of Price Administration to five-year-old Larry E. Doughty] (Item)

War Ration Book No. 3 issued by the United States Office of Price Administration to five-year-old Larry E. Doughty of Seattle, Washington, circa 1940s. Seven pages.

[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.

[Public Proclamation No. 10, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, August 5, 1942] (Item)

Public Proclamation No. 10, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California, August 5, 1942. Establishes a Zone of Restricted Lighting in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.

[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.

[Public Proclamation No. 12, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, October 10, 1942] (Item)

Public Proclamation No. 12, Headquarters Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, Presidio of San Francisco, California, October 10, 1942. Provides information about the Zone of Restricted Lighting in the states of Washington, Oregon, and California.

[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.