Collection inventory

Overview of the Collection
Creator:	United States. Office of Price Stabilization.
Title:	Office of Price Stabilization Records
Inclusive Dates:	1944-1953
Quantity:	20.0 linear feet
Abstract:	Lists of stores and industries in the Syracuse area, and some correspondence, 1944, 1952, and 1953; also published material.
Language:	English
Repository:	Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

The Office of Price Stabilization (1950-1953), also known as the Price Stabilization Board, was a federal agency tasked with controlling prices during the Korean War. A Director of Price Stabilization was named in late 1950 and the OPS was formally established in January of 1951. Through its 14 regional and about 90 district offices, the OPS obtained voluntary compliance with measures to stabilize prices and established and administered price regulations.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Office of Price Stabilization Records contain general files and published material.

General files includes lists of stores and industries in Syracuse and the surrounding area that produce goods or provide services covered by the OPS mandate. There is also some business correspondence and miscellaneous material.

Published material contains several volumes of government publications and correspondence.

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Arrangement of the Collection

General files are arranged alphabetically by topic. Published material is subdivided by type (books, pamphlets, volumes) and arranged alphabetically by title.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Related Material

See also the Records of the Office of Price Stabilization (1947-1955), held by the National Archives. A description is available online at http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/295.html

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Subject Headings

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

Genres and Forms

Occupations

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Office of Price Stabilization Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Finding Aid Information

Created by: -
Date: circa 1970
Revision history: 14 Jun 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC)

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Inventory

	General files
Box 1		Application for pricing
Box 1		Atlantic Refining Company
Box 1		Board members
Box 1		Case account
Box 1		Contractors
Box 1		Copies of Economic Briefs, prepared by Harvey Sheahan
Box 1		Correspondence 1944, 1952-1953
Box 1		Correspondence, Harvey Sheahan 1953
Box 1		CPR 31 and CPR 61
Box 1		CPR 34 and SYR 39
Box 1		Exempted services
Box 1		Importers
Box 1		Letters
		Lists
Box 1			Exporter-importers
Box 1			Files
Box 1			Gas stations in various counties
Box 1			Lumber dealers (GCPR - SR - 87)
			Mailing lists
Box 1				[General] (2 folders)
Box 1				All files under CPR 13
Box 1				All files under regulation, CPR 13 (4 folders)
Box 1				Regional office, CPR 7 (6 folders)
Box 1				Regional office, CPR 34
Box 2				Regional office, CPR 34 (2 folders)
Box 2			Manufacturers
Box 2			Master lists
Box 2			Miscellaneous (8 folders)
Box 3			New car dealers
Box 3			Persons, adjustments
Box 3			Retail
Box 3			Services
Box 3			Services, filings
Box 3			Survey
Box 3		Manual
Box 3		Miscellaneous (3 folders)
Box 3		Miscellaneous forms (3 folders)
		Monthly narrative reports
Box 3			Moore
Box 3			Herz
Box 3		Occupational survey board members
Box 3		Pending
Box 3		Pending correspondence left by Mr. Harvey, Rochester branch office
Box 3		Personnel addresses
		Personnel analysis
Box 3			Auburn - Geneva
Box 3			Gouverneur - Newark
Box 3			New Hartford - Sherrill
Box 3			Utica - Waterville
Box 3		Reports
Box 3		State directed training program 1953
Box 4		Summarizations
Box 4		Violations
Box 4		War Price and Rationing Board

	Published material
		Books
Box 4			The Beginnings of OPA
Box 4			Manual for Special Agent Attorneys
Box 4			Problems in Pricing Control: Pricing Standards
Box 4			Problems in Pricing Control: Pricing Techniques
Box 4		Miscellaneous (4 folders)
Box 5		Miscellaneous (10 folders)
Box 6		Miscellaneous
Box 6		Pamphlets
		Volumes
			Ceiling Price Regulations
Box 6				1-7
Box 6				1-22
Box 6				1-29
Box 7				8-21
Box 7				23-49
Box 7				30-74
Box 8				31-44
Box 8				45-78
Box 8				50-120
Box 8				75
Box 9				79-105
Box 9				106-End
Box 9				121
Box 9			Dawson Chief
Box 10			Directory of Commodities and Services Exempted or Suspended from Price Control
Box 10			Distribution Orders
Box 10			Fuel Oil Dept.
Box 10			General Ceiling Price Regulations
Box 10			General Ceiling Price Regulations, Amendments and SRI to 25
Box 10			General Ceiling Price Regulations, H. Arnold Burhans
Box 10			General Ceiling Price Regulations SRI-50, No. 1
Box 10			General Ceiling Price Regulations SR-51 and Amendments, No. 2
Box 10			GI, GOR, PPR Survey Report
Box 11			Index to Ceiling Price Regulations
Box 11			Loose leaf service source file
Box 11			Manual of Administrative and Issuing Procedures for Local Boards
Box 11			Newsletters
Box 12			Index counties
Box 12			Memoranda to all boards, memoranda to supervisors
Box 12			Newsletters
Box 12			Newsletters, Revoked Ration Orders
Box 12			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 1
Box 12			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 2
Box 13			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 1 (11-35)
Box 13			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 2 (41-42)
Box 13			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 3 (42 cont. - 51)
Box 13			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 4 (51 cont. - 55)
Box 14			OPS Looseleaf Service Vol. 5 (61-71)
Box 14			OPS Manual
Box 14			OPS Manual P1-P3
Box 14			OPS Manual P4 Cont.
Box 15			OPS Manual P4-P
Box 15			OPS Manual Transmittals
Box 15			Price
Box 15			Price II
Box 15			Regional supplements to OPS
Box 16			Services
Box 16			Revoked Ration Orders
Box 16			Skanealets [sic - poss. Skaneateles?]
Box 16			Sugar, meat control order - industrial users, institutional users
Box 16			Tires, automobiles, shoes
Box 17			Miscellaneous (4 volumes)
Box 18			Miscellaneous (4 volumes)
Box 19			Miscellaneous (4 volumes)
Box 20			Miscellaneous (2 volumes)
Box 21			CPS -23-30

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