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Handwritten letter from Polish citizen, Zofia Sroka, thanking the Labor League for Human Rights for helping their labor movement through CARE food packages, August 30, 1949.

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Summary:Handwritten letter from Polish citizen, Zofia Sroka, thanking the Labor League for Human Rights for helping their labor movement through CARE food packages, 1949. -- TRANSLATION -- "Poznan, 30 August 49 Labor League for Human Rights 20 W 40th St. N.Y. 18 New York To the Benefactor/donor of the CARE package I kindly report that today I received the package with food from CARE. It contains many very good and tasty products. We are touched by Your kindness and very thankful. We send to the donor - whom we unfortunately do not know - our heartfelt thanks. God bless. Zofia Sroka with son Andrzej (Andrew) Poznan, Grobla 25a street, apt 7 Poland" -- For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42557
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:Europe
Place of origin – Country:Republic of Poland
Temporal subject: 1941-1950
Geographical subject – Continent:Europe
Geographical subject – Country:Republic of Poland
Topical subjects:AFl-CIO
Labor League for Human Rights
Poland
Labor
Labor movement
Letter writing
ArchivesUM location:AFL and AFL-CIO International Affairs Department, Jay Lovestone Files
  • series 1: Subject Files, New York Office, 1939-1974
  • box : 19
  • folder 3: CARE: Poland, 1949
  • accession 2014-001-RG18-003
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor
Copyright holder:AFL-CIO
Collection:Digital Collections
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