<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-VaAlLHS" url="https://alexlibraryva.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/42"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>World War II Rationing Documents (MS008) <num>MS008</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Local History and Special Collections Branch, Alexandria Library</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://alexandria.libnet.info/images/tile/alexandria/alexandria-logo.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>717 Queen Street</addressline><addressline>Alexandria, VA 22314</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 703-746-1791</addressline><addressline>lhsc@alexlibraryva.org</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://alexlibraryva.org/lhsc" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-01-07 12:06:17 +0000</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>World War II Rationing Documents (MS008)</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50071114.html" rules="dacs" source="lcnaf">United States. Office of Price Administration</persname>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">.046 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">6 folders</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation">Undated</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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    <head>Content Description</head>
<p>The collection consists of WWII ration books, with stamps for fuel, rubber, and other items.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Item identification], World War II Rationing Documents, MS008, Alexandria Library, Local History and Special Collections, Alexandria, Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Digital Materials</head>
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  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="lcsh">World War -- 1939-1945</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008110473" source="lcsh">Rationing--United States</subject>
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