Writers' War Board

Privately organized and run, it coordinated American writers with government and quasi-government agencies that needed written work to help win the war.

[2] The Writers' War Board began its work December 9, 1941, two days after Pearl Harbor,[1]: 141  with a speech by author Rex Stout.

Street spoke with playwright Howard Lindsay about organizing a group of prominent writers to promote the sale of war bonds.

Lindsay spoke with his writing partner, Russel Crouse, and they approached Authors League president Rex Stout, who they felt should lead the group.

On January 6, 1942, Stout met with Crouse, Pearl S. Buck, Clifton Fadiman, Oscar Hammerstein II and John P. Marquand, and the Writers' War Committee was formed.

[2] Originally intended to promote the sales of war bonds, it soon grew into a liaison office between writers and the government.

[4]: 4 The Writers' War Board was organized into specialized groups including the following:[4]: 13–28 The Writers' War Board compiled lists of books banned or burned in Nazi Germany May 10, 1933, and distributed them for propaganda purposes, which aided in the staging of thousands of commemorations of the book burnings.