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The Recording of World War II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

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The nation at war, in mobilizing its total resources, has called increasingly upon political scientists to contribute their efforts in the public service. In most instances, the political scientist serving the federal government has not come in directly under the banner of his own profession, even though his training may be highly pertinent to his immediate responsibilities. Those who are associated with the historical records program, however, have been especially able to relate their previous preparation to their present work in the federal agencies.

This expanding program reflects the growing appreciation of the need for a full understanding of the way in which the war is being conducted by both military and civilian agencies. Not only is there a widespread desire for more adequate records than we possess of previous wars, but there is also the conviction on the part of many officials that the immediate funding of our administrative experience is essential to successful formulation and execution of policy. While adequate records as an indispensable tool of good management serve current utility, at the same time they contribute to the longer-run task of creating a full and objective account of American participation in World War II. From the standpoint of future study of government and public administration, the work on war records which has been initiated in the federal government shows distinct promise.

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Wartime Activities of Special Interest to Political Scientists
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American Political Science Review , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 1944 , pp. 331 - 342
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1944

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1 This Review has never before published a major contribution anonymously, and would not choose to do so now. During the war period, however, policies adopted in government circles in Washington will make it necessary to depart from established practice in a few instances. The present article comes first-hand from competent official authorities.—Man. Ed.

2 Alien Property Custodian; Office of Censorship; Office of Civilian Defense; Committee on Congested Production Areas; Office of Foreign Economic Administration; Coördinator of Inter-American Affairs, Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Housing Agency; National Research Council; Petroleum Administration for War; Office of Price Administration; Office of Scientific Research and Development; Smaller War Plants Corporation; Office of Strategic Services; Offices of War Information; War Labor Board; War Manpower Commission; Office of War Mobilization; War Production Board; War Relocation Authority; United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.

3 Civil Aëronautics Administration; Department of Agriculture; Labor Department; Navy Department; Post Office Department; State Department; War Department; Tennessee Valley Authority; Veterans Administration; Federal Works Agency.

4 Marshall, Leon C., “The Location and Utilization of Authority in a Regulatory Agency,” at pp. 236 ff.Google Scholar of Graham, George A. and Reining, Henry Jr., (eds.), Regulatory Administration (1943).Google Scholar

5 Records not of prime significance for tracing of policies are preserved, of course, unless Congress or the Archivist of the United States authorized their destruction on the grounds that they have no historical or legal value.

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