Records, 1939-1964.

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Records, 1939-1964.

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The records include correspondence, minutes, reports, case histories, legislation, financial statements, annual reports, by-laws, programs, and newspaper clippings dating from 1939 to 1964. The materials pertain to the administration of the Immigrants Protective League and to the issues that it dealt with including immigration policy, naturalization, immigrant life, refugees, and social services in Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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University of Illinois at Chicago Library, UIC

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Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights

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The Travelers Aid Society of Chicago was established in 1888 as an adjunct of the YWCA. By 1914, as Chicago had become a destination or transit stop for great numbers of immigrants, the unemployed and traveling servicemen, the Travelers Aid Society was established as a separate, non-sectarian organization. The Travelers Aid Society was responsible for the care of dependent children, and after 1935 for transients of all ages. The Travelers Aid Society of Chicago merged with the Immigrants Service...

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Immigrants' Protective League (Chicago, Ill.)

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