International Relief Committee (New York, N.Y.)
Humanitarian organization formed in New York City 1862 with the aim of delivering relief to the textile workers of Great Britain left unemployed and destitute following the disruption in trade which halted shipments of cotton to England during the United States Civil War.
From the description of Records, 1862-1863. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58758415
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | International Relief Committee (New York, N.Y.). Records, 1862-1863. | Churchill County Museum |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | American International Relief Committee for the Suffering Operatives of Great Britain. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Dodge, William E. 1805-1883. | person |
| associatedWith | Griswold, George, of New York City. | person |
| associatedWith | James, Daniel. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnston, John Taylor, 1820-1893. | person |
| associatedWith | Low, Abiel Abbot, 1811-1893. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Great Britain | |||
| New York (State)--New York | |||
| England--Lancashire |
| Subject |
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| Charities |
| Cotton famine, 1861-1864 |
| Famine |
| Food relief |
| International relief |
| Merchants |
| Textile workers |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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