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The Resource Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber
Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber
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The item Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Houston Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Houston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, and discusses her efforts on their behalf once they arrived in America
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- The struggle in Washington
- The voyage of the Henry Gibbins
- The Oswego adventure
- After they crossed the Rainbow Bridge
- Isbn
- 9781453206331
- Label
- Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America
- Title
- Haven
- Title remainder
- the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America
- Statement of responsibility
- Ruth Gruber
- Subject
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- Civilian war relief
- 1939 - 1945
- Personal narratives -- American
- World War (1939-1945)
- Biography
- Gruber, Ruth, 1911-2016
- History
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
- Refugees
- New York (State) -- Oswego
- Oswego (N.Y.) -- History
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- New York (State) | Oswego
- Refugees -- United States -- Biography
- Gruber, Ruth, 1911-2016
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, and discusses her efforts on their behalf once they arrived in America
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1911-2016
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gruber, Ruth
- Dewey number
- 940.5308
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gruber, Ruth
- Gruber, Ruth
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Oswego (N.Y.)
- Refugees
- Civilian war relief
- Refugees
- New York (State)
- United States
- Label
- Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The struggle in Washington -- The voyage of the Henry Gibbins -- The Oswego adventure -- After they crossed the Rainbow Bridge
- Control code
- ocn785867143
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9781453206331
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)785867143
- (Sirsi) a1993439
- Label
- Haven : the dramatic story of 1,000 World War II refugees and how they came to America, Ruth Gruber
- Note
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The struggle in Washington -- The voyage of the Henry Gibbins -- The Oswego adventure -- After they crossed the Rainbow Bridge
- Control code
- ocn785867143
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9781453206331
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)785867143
- (Sirsi) a1993439
Subject
- 1939 - 1945
- Biography
- Civilian war relief
- Gruber, Ruth, 1911-2016
- Gruber, Ruth, 1911-2016
- History
- New York (State) -- Oswego
- Oswego (N.Y.) -- History
- Personal narratives -- American
- Refugees
- Refugees -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- New York (State) | Oswego
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees
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