Title:: William P. Bachmann Papers 1942-1944

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

William P. Bachmann Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.03
Creator:
Bachmann, William P., 1886-1974 United States. Citizens Defense Corps. California arrangement
Language:
The papers are in: English
Preferred citation:

William P. Bachmann Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1942-1944 of William P. Bachmann from his time as WW II Air Raid Warden for Long Beach, California. Included are handwritten notes, bulletins and correspondence from the U.S. Citizens Defense Corps, Long Beach Council of Defensem Warden Division, instruction booklets, a certificate and identification card and his appointment letter. Binder appears to contain all correspondence received during tenure as Air Raid Warden.Bachmann was in charge of several territories: South of 10th Street, North of 8th Street, East of Oriziba Street, and West of Freeman Street.

Biographical / historical:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William P. Bachmann">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/William P. Bachmann</a>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/17/2009.
Processing information:

Accessioned and described in August 2009 by Ute Schechter.