[Archive]: War Camp Community Service
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- Unbound
- New York , 1919
New York, 1919. Unbound. Very Good. An archive of 14 pieces of ephemera compiled by a member of the War Camp Community Service during World War I. All items are about very good with some chips and tears.
A small collection of ephemera surrounding a New York branch the War Camp Community Service group during World War I. Represented here is the group was in charge of sing along entertainment and the items compiled in the archive are comprised of programs, song sheets, and letters about the organization. One program is entitled "American Through Music: Community Singing in the city parks, the public schools, community centers, churches, theaters, auditoriums, and public places" and includes lyrics to songs sung at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Music Supervisors' National Conference in 1919. Five of the pieces are song sheets handed out at numerous public singing events with one reading, "a singing welcome to a victorious singing army." Other pieces include a memo, a pamphlet with sheet music, a Thanksgiving rally program, and a letter praising a member of the group for "the splendid work which has been accomplished by the Social Department." The letter states that "the record from November, 1917 to June, 1919 shows that we have entertained through dances and home hospitality 327,502 uniformed men and have given 935 dances."
According to a pamphlet here, "War Camp Community Service attacks the problem of serving the soldier, sailor, and the marine from five angles....First it extends community service in the strict sense of the word. Further, it fosters community hospitality and community recreation. Its administrative tool is community organization, and its certain byproduct, community service." The War Camp Community Service was one of only two secular organizations during the war and was formed out of the Playground Association of America. According to United War Work, "War Camp Community Service first established booths near camps where soldiers could find directions to libraries, gymnasiums, and other "better sources of entertainment." They continue, "the service also held community dances and dinners for citizens and soldiers to promote unity and camaraderie between the two. Other WCCS activities included founding citizen and soldier sport leagues, opening swimming pools and organizing patriotic song rallies."
An interesting collection of war time home front service material.
A small collection of ephemera surrounding a New York branch the War Camp Community Service group during World War I. Represented here is the group was in charge of sing along entertainment and the items compiled in the archive are comprised of programs, song sheets, and letters about the organization. One program is entitled "American Through Music: Community Singing in the city parks, the public schools, community centers, churches, theaters, auditoriums, and public places" and includes lyrics to songs sung at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Music Supervisors' National Conference in 1919. Five of the pieces are song sheets handed out at numerous public singing events with one reading, "a singing welcome to a victorious singing army." Other pieces include a memo, a pamphlet with sheet music, a Thanksgiving rally program, and a letter praising a member of the group for "the splendid work which has been accomplished by the Social Department." The letter states that "the record from November, 1917 to June, 1919 shows that we have entertained through dances and home hospitality 327,502 uniformed men and have given 935 dances."
According to a pamphlet here, "War Camp Community Service attacks the problem of serving the soldier, sailor, and the marine from five angles....First it extends community service in the strict sense of the word. Further, it fosters community hospitality and community recreation. Its administrative tool is community organization, and its certain byproduct, community service." The War Camp Community Service was one of only two secular organizations during the war and was formed out of the Playground Association of America. According to United War Work, "War Camp Community Service first established booths near camps where soldiers could find directions to libraries, gymnasiums, and other "better sources of entertainment." They continue, "the service also held community dances and dinners for citizens and soldiers to promote unity and camaraderie between the two. Other WCCS activities included founding citizen and soldier sport leagues, opening swimming pools and organizing patriotic song rallies."
An interesting collection of war time home front service material.