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            <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the German Aid Society records <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" era="ce" normal="1871/1977" type="inclusive">1871-1977</date>
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            <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Oregon Historical Society Research Library</publisher>
            <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2012">2012</date>
            <address>
               <addressline>1200 SW Park Ave.</addressline>
               <addressline>Portland, OR 97205</addressline>
               <addressline>libreference@ohs.org</addressline>
               <addressline>https://www.ohs.org/research-and-library/</addressline>
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         <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2021-06-24</date>.</creation>
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          DACS (<title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content Standard</title>), 2nd
          Edition.</descrules>
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               <addressline>1200 SW Park Ave.</addressline>
               <addressline>Portland, OR 97205</addressline>
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            <extent encodinganalog="300$a">3 cubic feet</extent>
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         <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">The German Aid Society was established in 1871 to provide assistance to German immigrants and their descendants through cultural, educational, and social service activities. Records include correspondence in German and English regarding various issues of the society; building specifications; and financial records and membership rosters.</abstract>
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         <p>Collection is open for research.</p>  
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         <p>Gift of the German Aid Society, March 1983.</p>  
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         <p>The German Aid Society was an organization established in 1871 to provide assistance to German immigrants and their descendants through cultural, educational, and social service activities.</p>  
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         <p>German Aid Society records, Mss 1793, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.</p>  
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         <p>German Aid Society records include correspondence in German and English regarding various issues of the society, including building equipment and maintenance, admission to the Old People's Home and general welfare, 1930-1936. Also included are building specifications, 1956-1957; and financial records and membership rosters.</p>  
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         <p>The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.</p>  
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            <subject source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690" altrender="nodisplay">German Americans</subject>
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