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| Dates: | 1918-1986 | |
| Abstract: | Records (1918- ) of the American Council of Nationalities Services (New York City) contain records and publications of its predecessors, the Foreign Language Information Service, the Common Council for American Unity, and the American Federation of International Institutes. The collection records the activities of the service, which was interested in all aspects of immigration and resettlement, including educational services, ethnic presses and radio, social services, and immigration legislation. | |
| Quantity: | 259 linear ft. | |
| Language: | In multiple languages. | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC1013 | |
Donated by the Immigration and Refugee Services of America
The American Council for Nationalities Services had its origins during World War I in the United States Committee on Public Information, Division of Work with the Foreign Born. After several brief nongovernmental affiliations, the Division became independent in 1921 as the Foreign Language Information Service (FLIS). Its main purpose was educational; it also provided service to immigrant organizations. The FLIS was disbanded in 1939 and succeeded by Common Council for American Unity (CCAU).The CCAU was responsible for release of information to the foreign language press, operated a radio service, published Common Ground, and worked with the government to help with activities such as alien registration and foreign language publicity. In 1959, after much preliminary discussion, the CCAU merged with the American Federation of International Institutes under the new name American Council for Nationalities Service (ACNS). The ACNS carried on most of the projects and activities of its predecessor organizations, including work with the foreign language press and radio, nationality groups, and the U.S. government. It has played an important role in resettlement of Cuban and Southeast Asian refugees.
The collection is open for research with the exception of the Cuban Refugee Case Files (Record Group 5, American Council for Nationalities Service, Cuban Resettlement Project, Series 2 - Case Files). Access to the Cuban Refugee Case Files is restricted. Please contact the IHRC to learn how to gain permission to view these files.
The Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA) collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.
For further information regrading the copyright, please contact the IHRC.
Related collectionsIn 2002-2003, the Gale Research Group microfilmed significant portions of the collection housed at the IHRC. This microfilm is available for purchase from Gale. An on-line inventory of the microfilmed files is available at the following links: Downloadable inventory of microfilmed contents IRSA microfilm for sale from Gale
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The Immigration and Refugee Services of America (IRSA) Records, General/Multiethnic Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
| Social work with immigrants. | |
| Children of immigrants. | |
| Language and languages--Study and teaching. | |
| Refugees--Services for. | |
| Foreign language publications. |
This section briefly describes each series in the collection. A more detailed description of the contents of each series may be found in the following section.
SERIES 1. Board of Trustees |
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SERIES 2. Administration |
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SERIES 1. Board of Trustees |
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| SUBSERIES 1. Meetings | |||||||||||||
| BOX 1. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 1. Minutes, 1921-1924 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 2. Minutes, 1925 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 3. Minutes, 1926 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 4. Minutes, 1927 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 5. Minutes, 1928 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 6. Minutes, 1929 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 7. Minutes, 1930 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 8. Minutes, 1931 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 9. Minutes, 1932 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 10. Minutes, 1933 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 11. Minutes, 1934 | |||||||||||||
| BOX 2. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 1. Minutes, 1935 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 2. Minutes, 1936 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 3. Minutes, 1937 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 4. Minutes, 1938 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 5. Notices to Board Members, 1925-1929 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 6. Notices to Board Members, 1930-1932 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 7. Notices to Board Members, 1933-1935 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 8. Notices to Board Members, 1936-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 9. Meeting Agendas 1924-1927, 1930-1931, 1938-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 10. Reports, 1936-1940 | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 1. Lists of Trustees, Election Results, Resignation Letters, 1938-1940 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 2. Marked Ballots regarding Immigration Policy, 1939 | |||||||||||||
| SUBSERIES 2. Committees | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 3. Advisory Council - Minutes, 1923-1926 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 4. Advisory Council - Membership Suggestion, Correspondence, Lists, 1924-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 5. Committee on Incorporation and Name Change - Report, 1930 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 6. Certification of Incorporation and Extracts of New York Law, 1929-1930 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 7. By-Laws, 1930 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 8. Committee on Finance & Extension - Financial Information, Appeal List, Summaries of Work, etc., 1928-1929 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 9. Lists of Prospective Contributors, Correspondence, 1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 10. Foreign Language Press Committee - Minutes, Agendas, 1927-1928 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 11. Local Committees - Correspondence, Statements of Purpose, Program of Work, 1926-1928 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 12. Cleveland Committee - Report, 1927-1928 | |||||||||||||
| SUBSERIES 3. Individual | |||||||||||||
| BOX 3. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 13. Louis Adamic - Correspondence, 1939-1940 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 14. Louis Adamic - Correspondence, 1939-1940 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 15. Louis Adamic - Correspondence, 1936-1938 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 16. Louis Adamic - Correspondence, Notes, Article, 1936-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 17. Louis Adamic - Draft of "Plymouth Rock & Ellis Island," Correspondence, 1939 | |||||||||||||
| BOX 4. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 1. Louis Adamic - Correspondence, etc. regarding the "Who's Who" Project and Lecture Mailings, 1939-1940 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 2. Louis Adamic - "Aliens and Alien Barters," 1936 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 3. Louis Adamic - "Who Built America," 1934 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 4. Louis Adamic - Articles, n.d. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 5. Louis Adamic - Clippings, Press Releases, 1934 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 6. Major Sigurd J. Arnesen - Correspondence, 1936-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 7. Dorothy Schiff Backer - Correspondence, 1934-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 8. Sylvan Gotshal - Correspondence, 1936-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 9. Nicholas Kelly - Correspondence, 1936-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 10. Mrs. Jacob Riis - Correspondence, 1934-1939 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 11. Mrs. DeWitt Stetten - Correspondence, 1939 | |||||||||||||
SERIES 2. Administration |
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| SUBSERIES 1. General Administrative | |||||||||||||
| BOX 4. | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 12. Committee on Public Information - Petition, Photograph, Speech, 1918 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 13. Foreign Language Governmental Information Service Bureau - Bulletin, 1919 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 14. Bureau of Foreign Language Information Service of the American Red Cross - Correspondence, etc., 1920-1921 | |||||||||||||
| FOLDER 15. Bureau of Foreign Language Information Service of the American Red Cross - Reports, 1919-1921 | |||||||||||||