Harold Nichols's Social Security Card

front of 2025.1028.9

front of 2025.1028.9

Name/Title

Harold Nichols's Social Security Card

Entry/Object ID

2025.1028.9

Description

Social Security Card issued to Harold Nichols. Card is among the first generations of Social Security cards, issued in 1938

Context

Harold E. Nichols Jr. was a draftee, called to service on July 28, 1941. He later joined the Marine Detachment on Battleship Texas from March 19, 1942, to March 17, 1944, participated in Operation “Torch,” and served throughout the remainder of World War II.

Collection

Collection (Harold E. Nichols Jr.), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

circa Mar 23, 1938

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Social Security

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Card, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Identification

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects