United Jewish Appeal papers, 1942
Dates
- Creation: 1881 - 1981
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.
Extent
From the Collection: 102 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Requests for funds from a number of agencies and organizations, UJA correspondences, Oct.22 document was received from UAH with information that the US goverment was allowing entry of a number of refugee children, Jewish and other from France and asking that private agencies help with transportation, housing, medical needs and education. The Joint Distributions Committee appropriated $2,000,000 for these children. Other U.S. organizations participated in resettling these children, also Canada and the Central and South American countries. A list of the contributions for the year. $1,137.50 from the Jewish community, $126 from Huntsville Arsenal and the Redstone Plant and $217.50 from the Huntsville non-Jewish community. Total received for the year $1,582.50 and distributions.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523
archives@uah.edu