Records 1940-1941

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Records 1940-1941

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The bulk of the collection consists of the correspondence of Robert C. Dexter, Executive Director of the Unitarian Service Committee in 1940-1941. It includes letters to and from him regarding the work of the Service Committee in its efforts to assist victims of war-torn Europe. Collection also includes correspondence from Martha and Waitstill Sharp, who were also very active in aiding victims of war.

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Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Unitarian Service Committee Executive Director

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Dexter, Robert Cloutman, 1887-1955

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Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

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The Unitarian Service Committee 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. In 1945, the Universalist Service Committee was formed. During and after World War II, these two Committees aided hundreds of displaced persons in occupied countries, allowing many of them to find passage to the United States. In 1961, these two committees joined, and the present-day Unit...