- unitid
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{"value"=>"5669", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1932-1945", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1932/1945"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series II. Educational and research institutions"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"25 boxes"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p> The Educational and research institutions series includes correspondence with colleges, universities, research institutions, museums, and other institutions of higher learning, most of which received grants through the Emergency Committee to employ refugee scholars. The correspondence concerns the placement and funding of scholars, as well as the awarding and extension of grants and fellowships.</p> <p> The files include correspondence with Franz Boas, Joseph Perkins Chamberlain, Alvin Johnson, Harry Miller Lydenberg, and Harlow Shapley and correspondence regarding the University in Exile at the New School for Social Research.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"In this series the filing system of the Emergency Committee has been maintained. Files for particular institutions are arranged by the most descriptive term. State universities are listed with the name of the state first, for example, University of California is listed as California, University of. The same protocol has been followed for private institutions with names in a similar format, e.g. College of Jewish Studies is filed as Jewish Studies, College of."}
- date_start
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1932
- keydate
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1932
- date_end
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1945
- date_inclusive_start
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1932
- date_inclusive_end
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1945