International Institute of Lowell Collection [1936-1981]

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Title

International Institute of Lowell Collection [1936-1981]

Date

1936-1981

Description

This collection is currently in the process of being digitized and shared on the International Institute of Lowell Archives. The complete International Institute of Lowell Collection is owned by the Lowell Historical Society and housed at the Center for Lowell History.

The Portuguese collection presently includes case records and affidavits about Portuguese families and individuals from 1936 to 1981.

Names:
Ricardo Carballeira Ares
Rose Santos Ares
Ivo Betencourt Borges
Anastasio Diaz de Jesus
Joanna Gonsalves de Jesus
Belarmino Cunha Leite
Violante da Cunha Leite
Mary Pestana Silva
Vincent Veira Silva
Francisco Freitas Sousa

The International Institute of Lowell

The International Institute of Lowell, Massachusetts was founded in 1918 as part of the Lowell Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Later in 1924, the International Institute of Boston was established. The International Institute separated from the YWCA in 1935 and served immigrants in New England for decades. Their purpose was "to promote the interests and understanding of the foreign-born peoples of greater Lowell; to apply the civic, social and legal resources of said Lowell in the state of Massachusetts to their protection and better orientation." In 1994, the International Institute of New Hampshire opened in Manchester and later in 2001, all three sites consolidated to form the International Institute of New England (IINE), continuing to provide guidance and education to thousands of immigrants and refugees arriving in the United States.

Coverage

Source

From International Institute Collection, housed at the Center for Lowell History, Lowell, MA.

Publisher

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

Contributor

Fisher, Edward

Rights

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Relation

Deolinda Mello Collection (longtime Executive Director of the International Institute)

Format

JPEG

Language

Type

Text

Collection

Citation

International Institute, “International Institute of Lowell Collection [1936-1981],” Portuguese American Digital Archive, accessed February 15, 2025, https://umlportuguesearchives.omeka.net/items/show/4143.

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