Overseas Relief Papers

Chemung County Historical Society

Personal history of Karlis Lauva, Aptil 10, 1950 - Image Source

Collection Facts

Extent:

126

Dates of Original:

c. 1949 - 1951

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Historical Context

Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief - The MCOR was founded in 1940 in response to the humanitarian disaster of World War II. One of the primary objectives of the MCOR following the war was to find homes for the refugees displaced by the war. In Elmira, Harvey O. Hutchinson, member of the Hedding Methodist Church and retired Superintendent of Elmira City Schools, worked as the local liaison arranging homes and jobs for displaced persons from Eastern Europe resettled in the Twin Tiers.

Scope of Collection

The Overseas Relief Papers include case files for displaced persons placed in the Twin Tiers, and assorted administrative papers and correspondence, 1949-1951.