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Soviet Displaced Persons in Chicago Survey, 1952-1953 (Folder 112)
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Correspondence, notes, and progress reports related to a survey of Soviet (Russian, Ukrainian and Armenian) displaced persons in Chicago, including correspondence between the East European Fund and the League, and correspondence with the Michigan Commission on Displaced Persons. Includes a copy of a newsletter issued by the East European Fund.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access
Churches in the Chicago area, 1952-1955 (Folder 15)
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Documents relating to Chicago area and national church organizations and their services to the community.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
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
Access:
Public access
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
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
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
Public access
Legislation, 1956-1960 (Folder 77)
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Legislation relating to immigration and civil rights. Includes amendment bills for immigration legislation, the text of President Eisenhower's immigration speech, copies of the Congressional Record, a report and other material from the Chicago Urban League, and various statements, press releases, and correspondence. Includes pamphlet "Refugee Immigration Facts and Figures".
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
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
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access
Hungarian Refugee Resettlement in the United States report, 1958 (Folder 45)
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Report concerning Hungarian refugee resettlement in the United States.
Date:
January 1958
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
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
Abbott, Grace - Reprinted articles on and by Grace Abbott, October 1920 - November 1939 (Folder 1)
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Articles on Grace Abbott and her public welfare work, including her social work career and discussions over mother's aid grants from the Public Welfare News, Survey Midmonthly, and The Social Services Review.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access
Chicago Council of Social Agencies - Displaced Persons Committee, 1948-1949 (Folder 12)
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Reports and minutes from the Council of Social Agencies in Chicago and the Committee on Displaced Persons concerning the problems associated with the large number of Displaced Persons entering the community. Includes leaflets concerning the plight of displaced persons.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access
Immigrants' Protective League, Displaced Persons Cases (Folder 31)
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Summaries of cases from the Immigrants' Protective League involving displaced persons from various countries in Europe.
Date:
circa 1949
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
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
Access:
Public access
United States Committee for the Care of European Children, 1938-1940 (Folder 129)
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Reports, pamphlets and correspondence from the United States Committee for the Care of European Children. Also includes newspaper and article clippings about refugee children, material discussing Mercy Ships for children, and an illustrated report from The Commission for Polish Relief, Inc.
Collection:
Immigrants' Protective League records
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access
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
Access:
Public access

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