Case Files, 1938-1951.

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Case Files, 1938-1951.

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In May of 1948 the U.S. Congress passed the Displaced Persons Act. This act authorized individuals who were displaced from their homelands as a result of World War II to enter the United States. The Unitarian Service Committee reviewed applications for those applying for assistance and endeavored to help many individuals find homes and employment in the United States. The correspondence and applications in this collection include biographical information, information about the occupations of individuals, and accounts of the ways they were living as displaced people. They are from countries such as Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, etc. The bulk of the correspondence is dated from 1946 to 1949, and much of it consists of copies of the responses made to individuals by Friedl Reifer, who was the director of the USC casework department at that time.

Twenty-eight boxes.

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Unitarian Service Committee

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The Unitarian Service Committee (USC) was formed as a standing committee of the American Unitarian Association in May 1940. Its purpose was to investigate opportunities in America and abroad for humanitarian service. During and after World War II, the Unitarian Service Committee aided hundreds of displaced persons in occupied countries, allowing many of them to find passage to the United States. The present-day Unitarian Universalist Service Committee continues to endeavor to advance human right...