Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976
Variant namesDirector of the Foreign Language Information Service, Josephine Aspinwall Roche (1886-1976) was educated at Vassar and Columbia University. Before coming to the Service, she was chief probation officer and director of girls' work in the Denver (Colorado) juvenile court, inspector of amusements and policewomen in Denver, and special investigator for the National Consumers' League. The FLIS served sixteen nationality groups; its purpose was to interpret America to the immigrants and vice versa. It was organized by the federal government during World War II and continued to work with the cooperation of the government, sending press releases to foreign language newspapers and providing other information and services. The FLIS later merged to become the American Council for Nationalities Service.
From the description of Papers, 1913-1923. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62798771
From the guide to the Josephine A. Roche Papers, 1913-1923, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc])
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| referencedIn | Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Simkhovitch, Mary K. (Mary Kingsbury), 1867-1951. Papers, 1852-1960 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Albums, ca., 1861-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Woman's rights collection, 1853-1958 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1922-1973 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Switzer, Mary Elizabeth, 1900-. Papers, 1922-1973 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Martha May Eliot, 1898-1975 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Brooks, Nat C.,. Northern Colorado Coals : [collection] : 1889-1968 ;. | History Colorado | |
| referencedIn | Albums of Molly Dewson, 1861-1962 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Josephine A. Roche Papers, 1913-1923 | University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1918-1960 (inclusive) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Greenman, Elbert, 1862-1954. Democratic Party political speeches, quotations, pamphlets, etc. | Boulder Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Records, 1935-1941. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Simkhovitch, Mary K. (Mary Kingsbury), 1867-1951. Papers, 1852-1960 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Kaplan, Robert. Robert Kaplan papers, 1918-1971 (inclusive), 1945-1959 (bulk). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976. Papers, 1913-1923. | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis | |
| referencedIn | Revealing Our Routes : women of Boulder County. | Boulder Public Library | |
| creatorOf | Roche, Josephine Aspinwall. Economic conditions in relation to the delinquency of girls. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | National Consumers' League Records, 1882-1986, (bulk 1920-1950) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Oswald Garrison Villard papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1866-1953, 1933-1953 (bulk) | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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Person
Birth 1886-12-02
Death 1976-07-29
