Name/Title
War Ration books One and Two of the Nelson family, 1942-1945Entry/Object ID
2021.28.1Scope and Content
Acc. No. 21.28.1 A, B, C
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; WWII
Date or Period: 1942-1945
Object: Ration books
Description:
A. tan paper coverlet, labeled War Ration Book Two, with stamp from the office of Price Administration, numbered 202793 FL
B. folded paper labeled War Ration Book One, No. 112881-30; unfolded shows Certificate of Registrar with a few stamps left.
C. folded paper labeled War Ration Book One, No. 112882-30; unfolded shows Certificate of Registrar, with about half of the stamps unused.
History of Object: War Ration Books One and Two, of James Nelson and Dorothy May Nelson, of 2152 San Jose Ave. James Zahn Nelson, born in 1909 in Oakland, was foreman and Engineer at EBMUD in Oakland; in 1941, after being widowed, he married Dorothy May, and moved to Alameda.
Dorothy May, born in 1911 in Rhode Island, had moved to Alameda in 1930, and remained a resident until her death in 1997.
Acquired from: unknown
Donation date: unknown
Catalog Date: 3/9/2021
