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Mexican Naturalization in Chicago manuscript (Folder 83)
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Graduate student research paper on Mexican naturalization in Chicago. Paper discusses the work of the Immigrants' Protective League and includes letters from the Secretary of State for Texas and California.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Illinois Immigrants' Commission, 1919-1936 (Folder 47)
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Mixed material concerning the Immigrants' Commission of Illinois and the Immigrants' Protective League, including background, purpose and objectives. Includes articles from The Chicago Woman's Club Bulletin concerning immigration in Illinois, and articles from the Mississippi Valley Magazine detailing the impact of immigration on the Mississippi River area in Illinois. Includes newspaper clippings in Dutch, Swedish, Finnish and Italian.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Press Clippings on Immigration, 1920-1957 (Folder 98)
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Newspaper and article clippings on subjects relating to immigration, including the work of the Immigrants' Protective League, Mexican immigrants, Polish refugees in Mexico, and other refugees from Europe. Copies of Scholastic Teacher and Junior Scholastic magazines.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Effects of the War on the work of the Immigrants' Protective League, 1942 (Folder 54)
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Report from the Immigrants' Protective League on the effects of World War II on the work of the League. Information about individual cases seeking assistance, and information about some foreign language newspapers.
Date:
October 16, 1942
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Maintenance Orders in Separated Families, 1931 (Folder 81)
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Report on maintenance orders in separated families by the Immigrants' Protective League, including individual cases of Czech, German, Polish and Lithuanian immigrants, and discussion on the support of relatives abroad. Presented at the Permanent Conference for the Protection of Migrants in Geneva, Switzerland.
Date:
1931
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Immigrants' Protective League Case Histories, 1920-1933 (Folder 50)
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Documents discussing topics such as naturalization, citizenship, the Cable Act, reunion of families, expatriation, immigration problems and deportation. Includes individual case studies of immigrant life in the United States and a photograph of an immigrant couple.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Immigrants' Protective League Correspondence and Reports, 1924 (Folder 53c)
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Report on the work of the Immigrants' Protective League after the passage of the "Quota Act" of 1921, including individual case histories.
Date:
1924
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
State Institutions - Problems of the Foreign Born, 1929-1931 (Folder 115)
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Includes summary of a conference session held by the Illinois Society for Mental Hygiene regarding issues including deportation of immigrants in State Hospitals, correspondence regarding the need for interpreters for immigrants in mental health institutions in Illinois, two issues of the Mental Health Bulletin published by the Illinois Society for Mental Hygiene, a copy of a report on the Responsibility of the State Department of Public Welfare toward the Deportation of Alien Wards of the State, and a map showing locations of state hospitals in Illinois.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Immigrants' Protective League Historical Statement (Folder 57)
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Statements and reports from the Immigrants' Protective League on its work, programs, and organization, including some statistical summaries.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Immigrants' Protective League Publicity, 1928-1931 (Folder 63)
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Mixed material on publicity for the Immigrants' Protective League and its work, including press releases, newspaper clippings and newsletters in various languages. Documents include information on Mexican immigrants in Chicago, aid with naturalization procedures, documents on deportation, refugees and the threat of immigrant family separation. Includes a small amount of correspondence with Chicago Commons and pages from the Hull House Year Book.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Latin American Consulates in Chicago, 1943 (Folder 72)
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Mixed material, including lists of Mexican societies and associations in Chicago, a pamphlet in Spanish on the United States' Social Security law, documents about cooperation efforts between the Immigrants' Protective League and the consulates of various South American countries in Chicago, and newspaper clippings on consuls from Latin America and South America.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Immigrants' Protective League Publicity, 1935-1947 (Folder 64)
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Copies of newspapers from immigrant communities in the United States, including Yugoslavian, Swedish and Greek. Includes periodicals covering Polish migration and the Polish American community, a pamphlet "My World of Tomorrow" containing extracts from the writing of Adolf Hitler, and a list of names of immigrants with their citizenship and their questions about naturalization status.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Immigrants' Protective League Case Histories, 1934-1954 (Folder 51)
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Materials on topics including naturalization, citizenship, reunion of families, expatriation, immigration problems, the impact of the Second World War, displaced persons in the United States and deportation. Includes reprint of a Life Magazine article on New Americans.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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UIC and on-campus only
Protection Cases. Accident and Alien Tax Refunds, 1919 (Folder 99)
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Includes original forms, notes on immigration cases and tax issues, with individual cases from Chicago and the surrounding region, including Indiana. Correspondence with various agencies including the Internal Revenue Service (Treasury Department) and Gary Neighborhood House.
Date:
1919
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Loss of Citizenship, 1932-1940 (Folder 79)
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Reports and notes on expatriation of minors, naturalization treaties, and the immigration status and issues pertaining to individual cases.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Chinese community, 1944 (Folder 14)
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Press releases, invitation to an event and information on a case relating to the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
Date:
1944
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Alexander, Roblee (Folder 74)
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Itineraries and correspondence regarding citizenship of Latin American individuals and employment of Mexicans. Includes lists of talks with employers, visits to Mexican organizations, employment of Mexicans at Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company and brief biographical information on Mexican immigrants and their employment.
Date:
1943
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Latin American Project, 1925-1945 (Folder 73)
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Various reports, summaries, articles, newsletters, correspondence and case studies on Mexican immigration and Mexican immigrants in Chicago, Also includes service statistics compiled by the Protective League, a survey of Mexican contract labor camps, and documents about a project to provide naturalization assistance to Mexican immigrants in convenient Chicago locations. Outline of "The Latin American Project", a Northwestern University study of Mexican organizations.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
American Federation of International Institutes, 1952-1954 (Folder 8)
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Material relating to the American Federation of International Institutes' activities. Includes invitations, newsletters, pamphlets, and reports.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Immigrants' Protective League Publicity, 1921-1927 (Folder 62)
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Includes copies of the newsletter Social Service, the Woman's City Club Bulletin, The Labor Bulletin, and Bulletin of the Illinois League of Women Voters containing information about the Immigrants' Protective League, issues of interest to the League. Includes articles by Mrs. Kenneth F. Rich (Adena Miller Rich), and a copy of the Chicago Naturalization Handbook.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Immigrants' Protective League, Statements of Purpose, 1920-1930 (Folder 66)
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Material about the Immigrants' Protective League's work with Mexican immigrants in Chicago, population statistics in Chicago, and impact of immigration on demographics. Includes a pamphlet describing the history and objectives of the Immigrants' Protective League and its social work with immigrants.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access

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