Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations for the United National Clothing Collection for War Relief Records
Scope and Content Note
This collection documents that activity of the JDC Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations for the United National Clothing Collection for War Relief. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and publications.
Dates
- 1945
Creator
- United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.). Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to all researchers, except items that may be restricted due to their fragility, or privacy.
Use Restrictions
No permission is required to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection, as long as the usage is scholarly, educational, and non-commercial. For inquiries about other usage, please contact the Director of Collections and Engagement at mmeyers@ajhs.org.
For reference questions, please email: inquiries@cjh.org
Historical Note
The United National Clothing Collection, led by philanthropist Henry J. Kaiser, began as a unit of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration to bring relief to victims displaced by World War II.
Louis H. Sobel of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) formed the Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations for the United National Clothing Collection. This committee utilized the established structure of the JDC, and worked with other national Jewish organizations and their affiliates to meet the objectives of the United National Clothing Collection.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 manuscript box)
Abstract
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee helped the United National Clothing Collection for War Relief to meet their goal of providing clothing to those recovering from the ravages of World War II. The records of the committee created by the AJJDC include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and publications regarding their relief efforts.
Arrangement
This series has been arranged into a single series and the folders have been ordered according to folder title.
Physical Location
Collection is located in Consolidated Box I-2.
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Correspondence
- Kaiser, Henry J., 1882-1967
- Memorandums
- Minutes (administrative records)
- News bulletins
- Publicity
- Sobel, Louis H. (Louis Harry), 1904-1955
- United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.)
- United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.). Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations
- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
- Title
- Guide to the Coordinating Committee of National Jewish Organizations for the United National Clothing Collection for War Relief Records, 1945 *I-175
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid by Michael Montalbano as part of the CJH Holocaust Resource Initiative, made possible by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany
- Date
- © 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- April 2021: EHyman: post-ASpace migration cleanup
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository
