{"value"=>"<p> Included in this series are papers from various organizations with which Alfange was affliated. These include Ahepa, A.L.P. (American Labor Party), Commission of Critical Choices for Americans, Committee to Arm the Jewish State, Emergency Committee to Save the Jewish People of Europe and the New York State Quarter Horse Commission. Alfange played a prominent role in each of these organizations and the papers contain correspondence, speeches and programs. Of special note are the files from Ahepa, A.L.P. and the Committee to Arm the Jewish State. The Order of Ahepa is an American fraternal organization for those of Greek ancestry, and dedicated to inculcating American values and reverence for the history, culture and traditions of Greece. The file contains issues of the publication <span class=\"title\">Ahepa Bulletin</span> from 1927 - 1929. Also included are programs from the Order of Ahepa convention and works by Dean Alfange at Ahepa functions in his position as Supreme President of Ahepa and later as guest speaker. The A.L.P. files contain press releases and copies of speeches by Dean Alfange as the American Labor Party candidate for Governor. Alfange campaigned as \"the only New Deal candidate running for governor.\" The Committee to Arm the Jewish State was formed after World War II. \"Its purpose was not to solicit funds for arms. It created public opinions in support of arming the Jewish people of Palestine and to induce the U. S. government to lift the arms embargo and lend-lease military equipment to the new Jewish state.\"(Box 3, File #5 : Pamphlet containing statement of goals and purpose). The files contain correspondence, financial information and general information of the organization.</p> <div class=\"arrangement\"> <p>arranged alphabetically</p></div>"}