Immigrants -- Massachusetts
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Travelers Aid Family Services of Boston records
Collection
Identifier: M187
Overview
Travelers Aid Family Services (TAFS) was established in 1916 as a result of increasing awareness of the need to provide services for the vast numbers of immigrants coming to the United States. In 1920, TAFS was formally incorporated as the Travelers Aid Society of Boston. In 1958, TAFS's mission was "to provide information, advice, guidance, and protection to all travelers, who by reason of unfamiliarity with the city, inexperience, unemployment, illness, infirmity, or other disability are...
Dates:
1891-2008; Majority of material found within 1930-1995