American Committee for Resettlement of Polish Displaced Persons Records, 1949-1968

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American Committee for Resettlement of Polish Displaced Persons Records, 1949-1968

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Travelers Aid/Immigrants Service (Chicago, Ill.)

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Kolpak, John.

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Displaced Persons Commission.

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Relief group. The precursor of the group Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service was a relief group of 22 American organizations that came together with the aim of sending food aid and basic supplies to Europe during World War II. The original organization monitored living conditions in post-World War II Europe, especially France, Italy, and Germany, and discussed ways in which to help displa...

Malinowicz, Maria.

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American Committee for Resettlement of Polish Displaced Persons.

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The American Committee for Resettlement of Polish Displaced Persons (ACRPDP) was formed in 1948 in affiliation with the Polish American Congress to aid in resettlement of Polish people then in European displaced persons camps. It represented several larger Polish American organizations. The ACRPDP had twenty-six state division committees, many local committees, and representatives in England and Germany. It continued to function after expiration in 1951 of the Displaced Persons Act (Public Law 7...