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| Title | What Can You Spare That They Can Wear?; Give clothing for war relief |
| Coverage / Year | 1942(?) |
| Description | Poster, color, 22 x 28 in. |
| Interpretation | In 1942, three months before the expiration of his fourth term as governor of New York, Herbert Lehman was called to Washington by President Roosevelt to become Director of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations. He organized the hugely successful United National Clothing Collection which sent 150, 000, 000 pounds of clothing, shoes and bedding to war stricken countries. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | World War II; |
| Learning Standards | 14 Political systems; 16 History; |
| Author or Creator | United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.) |
| Subject / Keywords | War relief; Humanitarian assistance; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States; War posters, American; World War II; Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1882-1945 |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | ww20154p |
| CONTENTdm file name | 118.jpg |
