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The American Unitarian Association, concerned about the Czech refugees fleeing Sudetenland, sent Robert Dexter to Europe to assess the situation in 1938. Because of his report, the Unitarian Service Committee was formed.

Rev. Howard Brooks was the USC associate director who communicated frequently with Dorothea Jones during the hospital project.

By the time the Polish Medical Team had arrived, the found the hospital abandoned and empty, having been previously occupied and looted by the Germans and the Russians. There were no supplies, no equipment, and even the sinks were ripped out, except…

Mrs. Tonia Lechtman was the fourth member of the team, and was actually in charge of putting the team together from Switzerland, where Noel Field was based in 1944. Her husband had fought in the International Brigade that fought against Franco in…

Dr. Bruk was the medical director of the USC medical mission and later, of the Piekary Hospital

Dr. Opalski was one of the original members of the team, an assistant physician to the director, Dr. Bruk.

Photograph in the USC committee, the Polish Medical Team started their work with visiting various DP camps in 1945, helping Polish DPs return to Poland.

This pamphlet, published by the National Planning Association and written by Spencer Coxe, is a quick introductory guide for anyone interested in relief work. The Introduction outlines some of the arguments surrounding relief work from the American…

This is the cover of a publicity pamphlet, most likely distributed to USC donors. The pamphlet entered the Harvard University Library collection on October 31st, 1942. The ~50 page document illustrated the work of the USC's medical clinic in…

Illustrating an article entitled "American Scientists Visit Poland," the image / text was authored by Dr. Bronislaw Zawadzki, Assistant Professor of Physiology at the Medical School of Warsaw University. The trip was sponsored by UNRRA and arranged…