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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01tx31qm94p| Title: | The postal service’s role in civil defense during the Cold War |
| Contributors: | Lynch, Jenny |
| Keywords: | Civil defense—United States—History—20th century Postal service—United States—History |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2021 |
| Publisher: | United States Postal Service |
| Place of Publication: | Washington, D.C. |
| Description: | As the largest civilian federal agency, the Postal Service played an important, but little-known role in preparing the nation for nuclear attack during the Cold War. In larger cities, Post Offices were stocked as fallout shelters and postal workers were trained to monitor radiation levels. All of the nation’s Post Offices were supplied with emergency change of address and safety notification cards for use by displaced citizens. Large Post Offices were also designated as sites for the registration of enemy aliens in time of war or national emergency. And approximately 1,500 postal workers in 43 states formed a volunteer ham radio network, for use as a backup communications system in case regular channels broke down. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01tx31qm94p |
| Related resource: | https://about.usps.com/who/profile/history/pdf/postal-service-role-in-civil-defense.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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