Winifred Armstrong collection of National Committee on Immigration and Citizenship records, 1950-1956, 1959
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#2097
- Bib ID:
- 16639726 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Armstrong, Winifred
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 0.25 linear feet (1 half-manuscript box)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located onsite.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes, notes, memos, and pamphlets documenting the National Committee on Immigration and Citizenship's pro-immigration efforts in the early 1950s.
Arrangement
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located onsite.
This collection has no restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Winifred Armstrong, 2017
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Biographical / Historical
Winifred Armstrong helped found and became the executive director of the Young Citizens Committee on Immigration and Citizenship in 1953, which became the National Committee on Immigration and Citizenship. The Committee was supported by Senator Herbert H. Lehman, and worked closely with Lehamn staffer Julius Edelstein.
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