U.S. Army Special Services Collection, 1945-1971
name: label: Creator
content: U.S. Army Special Services Agency
topic: label: Topic
content: Soldiers -- Recreation -- United States
label: Topic
content: Armed Forces -- Operations other than war
label: Topic
content: Cold War
creator: label: Creator
content: U.S. Army Special Services Agency
setName: label: See more items in
content: U.S. Army Special Services Collection, 1945-1971
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The U.S. Army Special Services Agency was set up by the Army in the years following World War II to increase morale by providing recreational activities to troops stationed in Europe during the Cold War era. The activities included crafts, theatrical productions, and parties.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1945-1971.
custodhist: label: Immediate Source of Acquisiton
content: Government Transfer.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0785
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Newsletters
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Archives Center staff, 2010.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Newsletters
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Archival material documenting the recreational activities provided to U.S. Army troops in Europe by the U.S. Army Special Services, ca. 1945-1971. Newsletters comprise the majority of the collection.