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Joseph Lieberman ration card

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.187.1

Overview

Description: Consists of one War Ration Book No. 3 issued circa August 1943 by the United States Office of Price Administration to Joseph Lieberman, aged 19 months.
Date: issue: 1943-1943
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Senator Joseph Lieberman
Collection Creator: Joseph Lieberman
Biography: Joseph Isador Lieberman was born on 24 February 1942 in Stamford, Connecticut. He served as a United States Senator representing Connecticut from 1989 to 2013, and during this time he chaired the Senate Committee on Homeland Security (2007-2013), and was a vice-presidential candidate, as running mate to Vice President Al Gore during the presidential election of 2000. A graduate of Yale University and Yale Law School, he was elected to the Connecticut Senate in 1970 and also served as that state's Attorney General from 1983 to 1989.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Ration books.
Extent: 1 folder

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Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Rationing--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States.
Personal Name: Lieberman, Joseph I.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Senator Joseph Lieberman donated his ration card to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on January 7, 2013.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:40:00
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