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Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year

Series 1 Correspondence. – 1959-1962. – 60 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 1
F.1 Contact list, 1959-1960
F.2 Correspondence, United Nations with Muriel Jacobson and Peter Casson, 1959-1961
F.3 Correspondence, 1960
F.4 Correspondence, 1961
F.5 Correspondence, national organizations, 1959
F.6 Correspondence, national and sponsoring organizations, 1959
F.7 Correspondence, national and sponsoring organizations, 1959-1960
F.8 Correspondence, Ottawa and sponsoring organizations, 1959-1960
F.9 Correspondence, with Ottawa, 1959-1961
F.10 Correspondence, with Ottawa, 1959-1960
F.11 Contributions, sponsoring organizations, 1959-1961
F.12 Adoption Committee for Aid to Displaced Persons in Europe (BC Chapter), 1959-1960
F.13 Canadian University campaign, 1960-1961

Box 2
F.1 Correspondence, United Nations Information Service #1, 1959-1960
F.2 Correspondence, United Nations Information Service #2, 1959-1960
F.3 General Correspondence, information requests #1, 1960
F.4 General Correspondence, information requests #2, 1959-1960
F.5 Association Committees #1, 1960-1962
F.6 Association Committees #2, 1959-1960
F.7 Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year sponsorship, 1959, 1960
F.8 Sponsorship of private families through United National High Commissioner for Refugees general inquiries #1, 1960-1962
F.9 Sponsorship of private families through United National High Commissioner for Refugees general inquiries #2, 1959-1960
F.10 Orphan adoption enquiries, 1959-1960

Box 3
F.1 British Columbia, 1959-1961
F.2 B.C. Working Committee on Special Events, 1959-1961
F.3 B.C. Information Requests, 1959-1960
F.4 Alberta Committee and public sources, 1959-1961
F.5 Saskatchewan Committee, 1959-1961
F.6 Manitoba Committee, 1959-1960
F.7 Manitoba Committee, 1960-1961
F.8 Coburg and Port Hope Committee, 1960
F.9 Hamilton Committee, 1959-1961
F.10 Huron County Committee, 1959-1961
F.11 Lakehead Committee, 1960-1961

F.12 London Committee, 1959-1961

F.13 Ottawa Committee, 1959-1961
F.14 Owen Sound Committee, 1959-1960
F.15 St. Catharines and Niagara Region Committee, 1959-1961
F.16 Quebec Committee, 1959-1961
F.17 New Brunswick Committee, 1959-1961
F.18 Nova Scotia Committee, 1959-1961
F.19 Price Edward Island Committee, 1960-1961
F.20 Newfoundland Committee, 1960-1961

Series 2
Minutes and reports. – 1958-1963. – 31 cm of textual records. – 76 photographs. – Title based on content of series.

Box 4
F.1 Correspondence, establishment of World Refugee Year, 1958-1961

F.2 CCWRY patronage, 1959-1960
F.3 Statement of policy, Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year, 1959
F.4 Minutes, establishment of World Refugee Year Committee, 1959
F.5 Meetings of full committee, June 1959-May 1960
F.6 [Minutes] Executive Committee, July 1959-December 1960
F.7 World Refugee Year interim and follow up reports, 1960
F.8 Final Report, data from sponsoring organizations, 1960
F.9 Material for final report, 1959-1960
F.10 Final report, 1960-1961
F.11 Closing luncheon, 1960

F.12 Canadian participation in World Refugee Year, June 1959 to June 1960
F.13 Canada's record in World Refugee Year, June 29, 1960

Box 5
F.1 Canada's contributions to World Refugee Year, [1960]
F.2 Transmission of Central Fund to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and United Nations Relief and Works Agency, 1960
F.3 Clearance of Camps, Europe, [1960]
F.4 Data re Camp Funktrum to RM Hamburg Germany, 1959
F.5 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Camp clearance photographs, [1959-1960]

F.6 Proposed Clearance of Camp Vaihingen, 1959 (folder includes photographs)
F.7 Proposed Clearance of Camp Cannstatt, 1959 (folder includes photographs)
F.8 Proposed Clearance of Camp Lohmuhle, 1960 (folder includes photographs)
F.9 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Report, Clearance of Camp Vaihingen, Germany, 1961 (folder includes photographs)
F.10 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Report, Clearance of Camp Wegscheid, Austria, 1961 (folder includes photographs)
F.11 Camp Clearance in Action, 1959-1963
F.12 [United Nations Association in Canada], 1959
F.13 United Nations High Commissioner For Refugee Reports, 1960-1962
F.14 United Nations General Assembly, Report of Secretary-General on World Refugee Year, 1960

F.15 World Refugee Year Reports, Geneva, 1959-1960

Series 3
Financial records. – 1959-1961. – 4 cm of textual records. – Title based on content of series.

Box 6
F.1 Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year Finances (Mrs. Cobham), 1959-1961
F.2 Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year Allocations, 1960
F.3 Bank Ledger, 1959-1961

Series 4 Public relations. – [195-]-1968. – 20 cm of textual records. – 23 photographs. – Title based on content of series.

F.4 Working Committee on News Media and Publications, 1959
F.5 Public Relations programmes - Media, 1959-1960

F.6 Articles by Willson Woodside, 1959-1960
F.7 Canada in World Refugee Year - suggested editorials, 1960
F.8 Human interest editorials, [1959-1960]

F.9 Salvaging Christmas Festival and the Survivor, Two Stories for Christmas Season Release, 1959
F.10 Station managers, 1959-1960
F.11 TB Refugees, 1959-1960
F.12 Union Letter, Labour Congress, 1960
F.13 Peter Casson, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative for World Refugee Year in Canada, 1960
F.14 Nansen Medal Award Ceremony, speech by: Chris Chattaway, M.P., 1959 (folder includes photographs)
F.15 Speech, John H. Davis, Head United Nations Relief and Works Agency
F.16 Speech, Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker, 1959

F.17 Speeches, Ellen Fairclough, 1959-1960
F.18 Speech, Colonel Laval Fortier, Release Re: Tb. Refugees, 1959
F.19 Speech, Hon. Howard Green, House of Commons, 1959-1960
F.20 Speech, Arlene Holt, Canadian Representative on the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, 1959
F.21 World Refugee Year in Canada, Muriel Jacobson, 1960
F.22 Information and speaking tours, 1959-1960
F.23 Information re: Muriel Jacobson, [195-]-1968 (folder includes photograph)
F.24 Speech, Dr. Lindt, United Nations High Commissioner for interview, 1959
F.25 Speech, Dr. Elfan Rees, Chairman, International Committee for World Refugee Year, 1959
F.26 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Briefings, [195-]

F.27 Governor General Vanier, patron of World Refugee Year, 1959-1960

Series 5
Fund-raising. – 1959-1963. – 20 cm of textual records. – 8 photographs. -- Title based on the content of series.

Box 7
F.1 Fund-raising materials, 1959-1960
F.2 Program summary, November 1959
F.3 Promotion ideas, 1959-1960
F.4 Targets for fund-raising, 1959-1960
F.5 Austerity Week, T.V. spot announcements, 8:20:30:60 seconds, 1960
F.6 Austerity Week (newspaper clippings), 1960

F.7 Austerity Week notices, 1960
F.8 Austerity Week, Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities, 1959-1960
F.9 The Barn Players, [1959]

F.10 Border Crossing fund-raising plan, 1959-1963
F.11 Border Crossing, Branch Office correspondence, 1959-1960
F.12 Border Crossing Reports from Customs and Excise Officers at ports, 1960-1961
F.13 Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year Boxing Event, CNE, September 25, 1960, Benefit for WRY, 1960
F.14 The Camp, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees film publicity sheet, [1959-1960]
F.15 Duke of Edinburgh trailer, 1960
F.16 Frobisher Bay, Eskimo Auction, 1960 (folder includes photographs)
F.17 Eskimos and auction, 1960
F.18 Grip discs, [1959-1960]
F.19 National Film Board, 1959
F.20 Alex Lukic, Austria, [1959-1960] (folder includes photographs)
F.21 Austria, Rehousing, Camps and Families, [1959-1960] (folder includes photographs)
F.22 Searle drawings, 1960
F.23 Stamp plan, 1959-1960
F.24 Young people, initiatives, 1960
F.25 World Refugee Year pins, 1960

Series 6 Newspaper clippings and published materials. -- 1955-1963. -- 40 cm of textual records. -- 11 photographs. -- Title based on content of series.

Box 8
F.1 Newspaper clippings, 1959

F.2 Newspaper clippings and photograph, 1959-1960
F.3 Anglican activity, 1959-1960
F.4 Community sponsorship of refugee families, 1959-1960
F.5 Ron Lewman series, Toronto Daily Star, 1960
F.6 Refugee support, 1959-1960
F.7 Refugee support, 1959-1960
F.8 Refugee support, 1960
F.9 Refugee support - YMCA, 1959-1960
F.10 TB Refugees private sponsorship, 1959-1960
F.11 TB Refugees, 1959-1960
F.12 Toronto Daily Star, 1959, 1960

Box 9
F.1 American Joint Distribution Committee, [1959]
F.2 Canadian Citizenship Council, 1959-1960
F.3 Canadian Government, 1959-1961
F.4 Canadian Save the Children Fund, 1958-1959
F.5 Canadian Junior Red Cross, 1960
F.6 Canadian Welfare Council, 1960
F.7 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1959
F.8 Council of Social Services, David House, [1959]
F.9 Punch Magazine [Searle drawings], 1959
F.10 Religious Organizations, 1959-1960
F.11 United Kingdom Committee for World Refugee Year, 1959
F.12 United Kingdom and Commonwealth Affairs, 1960
F.13 United Nations in Canada, 1959-1960
F.14 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1955-1963 (folder includes photographs)
F.15 United Nations Office of Public Information, 1959-1960
F.16 United Nations Relief and Works Agency, [1959-1960]
F.17 United Nations Review, 1959-1960
F.18 United Nations, World Refugee Year, 1959-1960
F.19 United Nations, World Refugee Year Secretariat, 1959-1960 F.20 World Assembly of Youth, 1959-1960
F.21 World University Service of Canada, 1959-1960
F.22 YMCA/YWCA, 1959-1960

Series 7
Toronto World Refugee Year Committee. -- 1959-1961. -- 35 cm of textual records. -- Title based on content of series. -- The Canadian Committee for World Refugee Year was asked to assume responsibility for the remainder of the campaign on behalf of this committee when it dissolved.

Box 10
F.1 Administration and donations, 1959-1960

F.2 Administration and donations, 1960-1961
F.3 Contributions, receipted, 1960
F.4 Financial statement, 1960
F.5 Bank records, 1959-1960
F.6 Invoices, 1959-1960
F.7 Deposit books, 1960

Box 11
F.1 Cancelled cheques and payment stubs, 1959
F.2 Ledgers, 1959-1960



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