Additional papers of Louise W. Holborn, 1898-1975.

United States. Office of Strategic Services

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The special operations Branch, Office of Strategic Services, London was charged with conducting in enemy or enemy-occupied territories of the European Theater, sabotage operations, the support and supply of resistance groups, and guerrilla warfare. From the description of OSS/London: Special Operations Branch and Secret Intelligence Branch war diaries, 1944, [microfilm]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640182 ...

Carter, Gwendolen Margaret, 1906-1991

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Professor of political science, Northwestern University. From the description of Gwendolen Margaret Carter interview summaries, 1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869983 Gwendolen Carter, who once expressed her sole interest in life as "the world and all it contains," was born in Ontario in 1906. After obtaining her B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1929, she went on to obtain a master's degree at Oxford in 1935 and her Ph. D. at Radcliffe College in 1...

United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

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 ...

Pine Manor Junior College

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International Labour Organisation

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The International Labour Organization was established in Geneva in 1919 at the end of the First World War, during the Peace Conference that convened at Paris and Versailles. Its aim was to promote the welfare of workers. From the description of Collection, 1919-1941, 1998. (Swarthmore College, Peace Collection). WorldCat record id: 70875785 ...

Connecticut College for Women

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Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration

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ICEM was established in 1951 to facilitate movement of migrants and refugees as well as the needs of receiving countries. From the description of Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration. Documents, 1951-1979. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155569562 ...

Holborn, Louise W. (Louise Wilhelmine), 1898-

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Louise Holborn, political scientist and authority on refugees, emigrated from Germany in 1933 and received her A.M. (1936) and Ph.D. (1938) from Radcliffe College. She worked in Germany after World War II and then taught international relations at Wellesley, Smith, and Connecticut College. She continued her research on refugees at the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College (1964-1971). Received Order of Merit from the Federal Republic of Germany in 1975. From the description of Paper...

Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees.

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Wellesley College

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Herz, John H., 1908-2005

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Political scientist. Herz taught political science at several eastern universities. From the description of John H. Herz papers, 1940-1976. (University at Albany). WorldCat record id: 81185143 The Herz and Aschaffenburg families became interrelated through the marriages of two sets of siblings from Cologne. The merchant Hugo Herz was born in Cologne on March 26, 1864 and married Clara Aschaffenburg, born April 1, 1875. Hugo Herz's brother, the judge Karl (someti...