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Immigrants' Protective League Records, 1919-1967

The Immigrants' Protective League was founded in 1908 as a resource for all new immigrants arriving in Chicago. The Immigrants' Protective League records contain reports, memoranda, case histories, affidavits, legislative bills, dissertations, press releases, resolutions, photographs, maps, addresses, statements, clippings, and articles.
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Deportation Drive Clippings, 1926-1931 (Folder 22a)
142 Text
Newspaper clippings concerning the deportation of Italian gangsters, and conditions in prisons.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access


Deportation Drive Interviews, 1926-1927 (Folder 24)
55 Text
Summaries of interviews with lawyers and embassy and consulate officials regarding the deportation of immigrant criminals from the United States.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access


Deportation drive clippings, 1926 (Folder 22b)
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Clippings from the Chicago Tribune and New Republic about raids and arrests of "deportable" immigrants from Italy and Sicily. Includes an article about immigrants hoping to enter the United States under the provisions of the Wadsworth-Perlman bill.
Date:
1926.0
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access


Deportation of criminals, 1921-1933 (Folder 21)
179 Text
Mix of material including reports, documents, articles and some clippings, concerning immigrant criminals and prisoners, and deportation policies and rights. Includes a study "The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920".
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access