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Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment Cara Moore During the 1st and 2nd world wars government Department of the Navy, Department of agencies employed females to aid in the wartime State, often recorded the maiden names of married

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During the 1st and 2nd world wars government agencies employed females to aid in the wartime efforts and to cover jobs previously filled by men. This employment created an extensive paper trail in an area previously harder to track, female

  • genealogy. The civilian Official Personnel Folder’s of

various departments, such as the Department of the Army/Air Force,

Cara Moore

Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment

Session 9 1 of 19 www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

Department of the Navy, Department of State, often recorded the maiden names of married women and sometimes even their parent’s

  • information. These records include addresses of the

employee throughout employment and any

  • updates. Cara will cover the content of these series’

and how they can aid in genealogical research.

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Cara Moore searches and provides access to the individual personnel records of former civil servants of the Federal government as an archives technician. She also is a lecturer at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUe). Prior to serving as an archives technician for the National Archives, Cara worked as a teaching assistant for SIUe History Department, graduate assistant in the University Museum, and collections management assistant in a variety of museums. Cara has a Bachelors Degree in History from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and a Masters Degree in History with a Post baccalaureate in Museum Studies from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.

Session 9 2 of 19 www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair

Cara Moore

Archives Specialist National Archives at St. Louis

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Personnel Records at the National Archives at St. L

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Lucile Atcherson, Department of State

Session 9 3 of 19

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 Department of the Navy- established 1798 to begin

building of naval ships

 Department of the Army/Air Force- Department of War

prior to 1939 whom started creating the 201/Personnel Files; became a combined agency of Army/Air Force (formally Army and Air Corps as separate agencies) in 1947 under the Department of Defense

 Department of State- established 1781 as one of the first

constitutional agencies; called the Department of Foreign Affairs until 1789.

 All Departments experienced a jump in employment

following the first World War and again during the second World War.

Session 9 4 of 19

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 Married  Single

Anne Singleton, Department of State

 Divorced  Mothers, both married and divorced/widowed  Childless and wanting to help the war effort

Nora O’Leary, Department of the Navy

Session 9 5 of 19

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 Department of the Navy

 Military Sea Transportation Service  Navy Yard  Navy Hospitals

 Department of the Army/Air Force

 Army Transport Service  Labor Service Company

 Department of State

 Department of State, Alien  Office of Facts and Figures  Office of War Information  Inter-American Affairs and Transportation  Texas Centennial Exposition

Jacqueline Jenkins Nye, Department of the Navy

Session 9 6 of 19

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 Many women served solely during wartimes, but there

were a significant amount who continued their employment especially if they were faced with being the sole source of income

 Service Extension Act of 1941- allowed for employment

to be extended for 18 months during times related to the declaration of national peril for those who were inducted under the Selective Training and Service Act

  • f 1940 as well as allowing for release from service in

hardship cases and some changes to reemployment rights

 As seen in Mrs; Nye’s Navy record

Session 9 7 of 19

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Jacqueline Jenkins Nye, Department of the Navy

Session 9 8 of 19

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 Applications for employment

 Date and place of birth  Emergency contact: Husband or parents  Addresses of previous employers, parents, references  Parents’ citizenship or naturalization  Previous government employment  Relatives employed in government  Maiden name of individual and of mother, alternate names

 Religious Affiliation  Job description and pay grade  Address changes and updates post employment  Reason for resignation  Leave taken

Session 9 9 of 19

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Session 9 10 of 19

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Left: Ruth Cooper, Entering War Work Right: Kathryn Bokovoy, maiden name of self, mother and in laws

Session 9 11 of 19

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Left: Lucile Atcherson, gender bias dispute Right: Anna von Bucovich: Naturalization information Session 9 12 of 19

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 Application  Reference details  Change in job  Change in pay  Correspondence  Letters of Reference  Position changes  Certifications/Awards  Training completed  Efficiency ratings

Majorie Fullen: Department

  • f the Army/Air Force

Session 9

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 Reason for employment- “Urgent need” “Current

emergency”

 Husband’s family information  Husband’s employment  Badges and passes administered  Pictures  Newspaper clippings  Other languages known/spoken  Loyalty statements  Medical leave/ relevant medical notation/ injury on job  Fingerprints

Mercedes Davalos, Department of the Army/Air Force

Session 9 14 of 19

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 Complete medical history

Kathryn Bokovoy, Department of the Army/Air Force

Session 9 15 of 19

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 Include:

 full name used during Federal employment  date of birth  Social Security Number (if applicable)  name and location of employing Federal agency

Nellie Ruth Martin,

 beginning and ending dates of Federal Service

Department of the

 Write to:

Army/Air Force National Archives & Records Administration ATTN: Archival Programs P.O. Box 38757

  • St. Louis, MO 63138

 Email:

Stl.archives@nara.gov

Session 9 16 of 19

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 The National Personnel Records Center's (NPRC)

Federal Records Center Program maintains the Official Personnel Folders (OPF) of former Federal civilian employees whose employment ended after 1951.

 Written requests (hand signed in cursive and

dated) may be mailed or faxed to:

National Personnel Records Center, Annex 1411 Boulder Boulevard Valmeyer, IL 62295 Fax: 618-935-3014

Session 9 17 of 19

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 My information is:

Cara Moore, Archives Technician cara.moore@nara.gov 314-801-0877

Session 9 18 of 19

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Presenter didn’t get to your question?

You may email us at inquire@nara.gov

Session 9 19 of 19 www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair