World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Wynne Gibson collection on the Minute Women of Los Angeles
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31275058597429]
Identifier: 7138
Abstract
The Wynne Gibson collection on the Minute Women of Los Angeles consists of material collected by stage and screen actress Wynne Gibson (1898-1987) on the World War II volunteer organization, the Minute Women of Los Angeles. According to a press release included in the collection, "The Minute Women - Los Angeles is an organization formed for the purpose of providing trained women to serve our communities, without pay, in times of emergency and to do everything possible to help the successful...
Dates:
1942; 1944; undated
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Concetta E. Ribaudo scrapbook on the Hollywood Canteen
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 7093
Abstract
The Concetta E. Ribaudo scrapbook on the Hollywood Canteen includes a variety of memorabilia collected by Ribaudo, who went by the stage name Connie Roberts, during her employment as a hostess at the Hollywood Canteen during World War II. The Hollywood Canteen was a converted barn that operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood from October 3, 1942 to Thanksgiving Day 1945 as a club offering food, dancing, and entertainment for more than three million servicemen. A military uniform...
Dates:
1938 - 1944
Found in:
USC Libraries Special Collections