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Displaced Persons Years, 1947 - 1955

 File — Box: 21, Folder: 529

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Letters, papers, newsclippings, speeches, newsletters, advertisements, memos.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947 - 1955

Creator

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: 288 Linear feet (281 boxes, 2 oversize, and 31 binders.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

Correspondence: Gov't requirements (displaced persons, sponsors, jobs, housing, visas, medical exams, investigations, resettlement), displaced persons (farmers, cooks, housekeepers, seamstress, machinists). REP: AL Federation of Womens Clubs. LEGIS: HR2910, HR4567, Refugee Relief Act (1953), Displaced Persons Act (1948). ALSO: Clip on above subjects

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
M. Louis Salmon Library
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville Alabama 35899 United States of America
256-824-6523