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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

American Christian Committee for Refugees Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-American Christian Committee for Refugees

Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons Collected Records

 Collection — Othertype CDG-A
Identifier: SCPC-CDG-A-Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons

Mercedes M. Randall Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-110
Overview

Mercedes M. Randall was an early, and lifelong, member of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She held many positions of responsibility in the organization, including chairmanship of the National Education Committee, and presidency of the Manhattan Branch. Randall was the first biographer of Nobel Peace Prize winner, Emily Greene Balch.

Dates: 1914-1977

Scattergood Hostel and Scattergood Friends School photographs

 Collection — Othertype PA-165
Identifier: SFHL-PA-165
Overview

Scattergood Friends School opened in Iowa in 1890. The school closed during the Great Depression, and was repurposed during World War II as Scattergood Hostel to acclimate refugees from Europe. In 1944, it reopened as a school and remains open today. The bulk of this collection is photographs of Scattergood Refugee Hostel, but there are also photographs of pre-war and post-war Scattergood Friends School.

Dates: 1915 - 1953