Collection-level Scope and Content Note The Garret G. Ackerson, Jr. Papers primarily consist of personal correspondence and are arranged in 148 folders and contained in 3 boxes. A majority of the collection consists of correspondence between Garret G. Ackerson, Jr. and his family, including his parents, Garret G. Ackerson, Sr. and Anna Ackerson, his wife Rhodita Edwards Ackerson, and his children. Of special interest are Ackerson's memoranda written during the outbreak of World War II when he was in almost daily contact with high...

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Material re relief for Hungarian refugees in the Washington, D.C. area, particularly those who enrolled at Georgetown University. Includes material re language training and scholarships. Present is: Hungarian Refugee Students and United States Colleges and Universities - A Progress Report on the Emergency Program to Aid Hungarian University Students in the United States, October 1956-February 1957 by Committee on Educational Interchange Policy, March 1957.