United Service Organizations Downtown Detroit Club Records
Collection
Identifier: UR001478
This collection consists of materials created by the metropolitan Detroit branch of the USO, primarily from their work with Vietnam veterans, as well as some of their work with World War II veterans. The collection holds newspaper clippings from articles about the USO's activities in Detroit, as well as event photographs and some invoices and correspondence. Additionally, the collection contains comprehensive lists of volunteers and participants in programs.
Important Subjects: Community -based organizations Veterans --Services for -- United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States War veterans
Important Names: Clancy, Father Raymond S. Detroit (Mich.) Longworth, Glenn Meyers, Henry Rankin, Paul T. United Service Organizations clubs
Important Subjects: Community -based organizations Veterans --Services for -- United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- United States War veterans
Important Names: Clancy, Father Raymond S. Detroit (Mich.) Longworth, Glenn Meyers, Henry Rankin, Paul T. United Service Organizations clubs
Dates
- 1944 - 1974
- Majority of material found within 1953 - 1970
Creator
- United Service Organizations. Downtown Detroit Club (Organization)
Language of Materials
Material entirely in English.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use
Refer to the Walter P. Reuther Library
Rules for Use of Archival Materials.
Extent
1.75 Linear Feet (2 MB, 1 OS)
Abstract
The United Service Organizations (USO) was formed in 1941 through a partnership with the National Jewish Welfare Fund, the Salvation Army, the National Catholic Community Service, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the YMCA and YWCA. The goal of the organization is to assist soldiers in their transition home or into service and with their families should they be deployed, injured, or killed.
History
The United Service Organizations (USO) was formed in 1941 through a partnership with the National Jewish Welfare Fund, the Salvation Army, the National Catholic Community Service, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the YMCA and YWCA.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in original order.
Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series.
Folders in each series are simply listed by their location within each box. They are not arranged, so any given subject may be dispersed throughout several boxes within each series.
Acquisition
The United Service Organizations Downtown Detroit Club Records was donated to the Reuther by N. Brewster Broder in the early 1990s.
Processing History
Processed and finding aid written by Meghan McGowan on January 21, 2014.
Creator
- United Service Organizations. Downtown Detroit Club (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the United Service Organizations Downtown Detroit Club Records
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Processed by Meghan McGowan; encoded by Meghan McGowan.
- Date
- 2015-01-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Walter P. Reuther Library Repository
Contact:
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA
5401 Cass Avenue
Detroit MI 48202 USA