American Relief for Poland, District 33 Records, 1942-1950.

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American Relief for Poland, District 33 Records, 1942-1950.

Records (1952-1950) of the American Relief Fund for Poland, a charitable organization which participated in relief efforts in Poland during and after World War II, consist of correspondence; questionnaires; and case files.Also included are records produced by the American Committee for Resettlement of Polish Displaced Persons (1948-1968). The records are mostly personal files of persons brought to the United States from Europe after World War II. They also contain some correspondence and organizational papers of the ACRDP.

4.5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7326219

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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The American Relief for Poland was organized in 1939 to aid Polish war victims and refugees. Funds were gathered in connection with drives for the "National War Chest Fund" and United War Fund, national clearinghouses fo relief funds. In 1945, following the war, a delegation from the organization visited displaced persons camps in Western Germany where thousands of Poles had been forced into slave labor. The American Relief for Poland helped to sponsor relocation of these refugees, substantially...

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