Cambridge Refugee Committee
Biography
The Cambridge Refugee Committee was formed in response to the Austrian crisis of March 1938. It organised the financial assistance and placement of refugees from Germany, Czechoslovakia and elsewhere, most of whom were Jewish.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Cambridge Refugee Committee: Minutes and papers
Kathleen Louise Wood-Legh: Correspondence and Papers
Research material, correspondence and examples of Wood-Legh's work.
Papers of Margareta (Greta) Burkill
Papers concerning Margareta Burkill’s work with German and Austrian refugee children before, during and after the Second World War. The collection includes Burkill’s memoir and some correspondence. There are also notes on the children, including details of their accommodation during the war and their later careers. Also included is material relating to the Cambridge Refugee Committee.
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