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Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons, 1947-1948 (Folder 28)
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Mixed material relating to displaced persons in the United States, including pamphlets, statistics, meeting minutes, magazine article reprints and newspaper clippings.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
East European Fund (Cassidy, Florence), 1952-1954 (Folder 36)
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Correspondence with Florence G. Cassidy concerning the East European Fund, immigrant communities, and assistance for displaced persons. Includes a conference paper "Coordinated Services for Displaced Persons", presented by Florence Cassidy.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, 1943-1945 (Folder 124)
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Article clippings from "The Conference Bulletin" published by the National Conference for Social Work and from "The Compass", materials discussing international relief and welfare programs including a booklet "Relief and Rehabilitation in China" and other publications issued by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) including issues of their Monthly Review.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Illinois Displaced Persons Commission Survey, 1948-1949 (Folder 30)
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Documents concerning displaced persons in Illinois, including forms issued by the Illinois Displaced Persons Commission, letters, and newspaper clippings.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Displaced Persons Practice of Medicine, 1948-1949 (Folder 33)
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Letters from the Director of the Immigrants' Protective League asking about job opportunities for displaced doctors. Newspaper clipping about doctors who graduated from European medical schools being unable to practice in many states.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Displaced Persons Occupations, 1948-1949 (Folder 32)
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Statistics and documents on employment trends in the United States, legal requirements for union jobs, and potential types of employment for displaced persons.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Refugee Relief. Children and Adoption, 1939-1954 (Folder 103)
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Press release from the Non-Sectarian Committee for German Refugee Children, notes on the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 as regards children adopted into the United States, and a memo with information relating to German refugee children.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Refugees from Europe, 1939-1954 (Folder 104)
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Pamphlet "Fences" calling for changes to the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act. Pamphlet issued by the Netherlands Embassy in Washington D.C. describing the Dutch Immigrant Program under the Refugee Relief Act. Newspaper articles on refugees.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Hungarian Refugees Clippings, 1920-1957 (Folder 46)
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Newspaper clippings about Hungarian refugees fleeing communist Hungary and resettling in the United States, particularly Chicago. Includes an appendix to the Congressional Record with a statement about the President's Committee for Hungarian Refugee Relief.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
International Refugee Organization, 1947-1949 (Folder 69)
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Material relating to the United Nations' International Refugee Organization (IRO) and refugees. Contains IRO publications and reports, including a copy of the IRO Constitution, the IRO News Digest from June 1948, a 1947 review of work undertaken by United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies including the IRO, a UN Newsletter for July 1948, and a copy of a speech about the United Nations made by Secretary of State Marshall. Also includes a summary of the 1948 Displaced Persons Act, and some documents relating to the work of the Immigrants' Protective League.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Illinois Displaced Persons Commission, 1948-1951 (Folder 29)
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Bulletins, meeting minutes, letters, handwritten notes, and other documents pertaining to displaced persons and the Illinois Displaced Persons Commission. Includes a copy of the first semi-annual report of The Displaced Persons Commission.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Public access
Displaced Persons Arrivals Lists, 1930-1953 (Folder 27a)
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Publications relating to the resettlement of displaced persons. Includes a copy of the Displaced Persons Act, and a Senate Subcommittee report on German refugees. Includes a map showing resettlement of displaced persons.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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Refugee Relief Act, 1953-1955 (Folder 102)
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Information from the Department of State on the Refugee Relief Act of 1953 and on orphans eligible to enter the United States under the Act. Includes pamphlet "209,000 Refugees Wait", and tables showing numbers of refugees admitted to the United States, total number of assurances received, and statistics on visa applications from various countries and regions. Also includes text of address "Humanizing the Administration of the Immigration Law".
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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The Community Fund case studies, 1943-1946 (Folder 17)
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Case studies on immigrants and help provided through the Immigrants' Protective League. Some cases were the subject of radio broadcasts.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
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