Collection of publications relating to the Second World War, collected by Robert Hamilton, fl.1940s, Air Raid Precaution warden, Glasgow, Scotland

• Pamphlets, many of which published by HMSO 1935-1946;
• Parliamentary Papers 1939-1940;
• Leaflets 1939-1941.

Robert Hamilton was an Air Raid Precaution Warden during WWII in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1935  , local authorities were encouraged to organise Air Raid Precautions, and by April 1937 an Air Raid Warden Service was created. In 1938 the service had over 2,000 recruits but by September 1939  there were more than 1.5 million ARP Wardens. Women as well as men joined the emergency services as an ARP warden. The wardens patrolled the streets watching for noticeable light and supervised people getting into air raid shelters. A warden needed to know how many people were sleeping on his patch and where, in case of a bomb or fire so that they could direct the rescue services quickly and effectively. Source: Imperial War Museum webpages .

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