Edward B. Marks papers, 1932-2005.

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Edward B. Marks papers, 1932-2005.

Memoirs and other writings, correspondence, reports, printed matter, and photographs, relating to international assistance to refugees from World War II to the 1980s.

6 ms. boxes.

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International Refugee Organization.

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The International Refugee Organisation (IRO) was a non-permanent specialised agency of the United Nations. It came into being on 20 Aug 1948. Its functions were previously carried out by a Preparatory Commission (PCIRO), which assumed on 1 Jul 1947 functions formerly exercised by its predecessor organisations: The League of Nations; the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees; the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the allied armies. The IRO was ...

United States. Agency for International Development

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On September 4, 1961 the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 vas signed into law. On November 4, 1961 the Agency for International Development was set up in the Department of State to succeed the International Cooperation Administration. The main objective of AID was to combine the various foreign assistance programs into one program which would assist the underdeveloped countries in maintaining their independence by making them self-supporting nations. The Development Loan Fund, created in 1957 was ...

Marks, Edward B.

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American refugee worker; successively official with U.S. War Relocation Authority, International Refugee Organization, International Organization for Migration, U.S. Committee for Refugees, U.S. Agency for International Development, and UNICEF. From the description of Edward B. Marks papers, 1932-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122645256 ...

U.S. Committee for refugees

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UNICEF.

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International Organization for Migration.

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United States. War Relocation Authority

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From 1942 to 1946, Edward H. Spicer, Anthropology professor at the University of Arizona, was Head of the Community Analysis Section of the War Relocation Authority, in Washington, D.C. From the description of United States War Relocation Authority collection, 1942-1947. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29305373 Biography / Administrative History On February 19, 1942 President Roosevelt signed Executive Order ...