Certificate of war necessity, 1942: rationing papers

dc.contributor.author	Eastman, Joseph B.
dc.coverage.spatial	Florida
dc.coverage.temporal	c.1930s - c.1940s
dc.creator
dc.date.accessioned	2010-04-13T15:20:57Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-13T15:20:57Z
dc.date.created	1942-11-24
dc.date.issued	1942-11-24
dc.identifier.other	bl0943
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/1467
dc.description	1 p. (2 sides, pdf is 2 p.), 5.375 x 8.25 in.	en
dc.description.abstract	This item is part of a series of forms, applications, and correspondence regarding the rationing of goods at the Bass Biological Laboratory and the Zoological Research Supply Company during the years leading up to, and the beginning of, World War II. This certificate from the Office of Defense Transportation allows for the use of a single-unit commercial vehicle for the purposes of collecting and shipping of material and for farming. This certificate is granted for purposes necessary to the war effort or for the 'maintenance of essential civilian economy.'	en
dc.format.extent	2644670 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	ZRS Papers	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	1B.2a	en
dc.rights	Property of Mote Marine Laboratory; see copyright information on Bass Biological Laboratory community page.
dc.source	Bass Biological Laboratory Collection
dc.subject	Bass, Else	en
dc.subject	World War II	en
dc.subject	General Motors	en
dc.title	Certificate of war necessity, 1942: rationing papers	en
dc.type	Other	en

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Zoological Research Supply Company Papers
The Zoological Research Supply Company was the profit-making subsidiary of the Bass Biological Laboratory. The activities of both the Laboratory and the Zoological Research Supply Company were closely intertwined. The records in this collection derive from the operations of the ZRS, which supplied specimens to schools and laboratories throughout the country.