Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter (U.S.)
- Extent:
- 7.5 linear feet and 16 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fort Ontario Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Records consisting of official reports, manuals, correspondence, various processed releases, clippings, photographs, and other printed materials. The files document the origin, development, operation, and closure of the shelter.
- Biographical / Historical:
The shelter was established in accordance with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's memorandum dated June 8, 1944.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Marks, Edward B., Jr., Refugee Program Officer. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1946. Accession number--M-46.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.
- Arrangement:
Arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Fort Ontario Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu