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Ethnic Organizations, 1952-1968
Most of the ethnic file consists of papers from the American Committee on Italian Migration (ACIM). Founded in 1952, the organization consolidated Italian thinking on immigration law reform and then lobbied within Congress to achieve these reforms. Ms. Burns served as an officer in ACIM's Detroit chapter.
The Piemontese (sic.) Ladies Social Club (PISC) is also well represented. Founded in Detroit in 1942 (it sprang from the Piemontese Club founded in 1913) the women in this organization sent packages to relatives and friends in the armed forces. At war's end the club was continued as a social organization seeking to preserve family and social ties among those whose families had migrated to America from Italy's Piedmont region. In addition to ACIM and the PLSC, records of the American-Italian Business and Professional Women's Club and Boys' Town of Italy are also filed within this series.
Case and Subject Index
The Case and Subject Index series contains Docket Sheets, arranged by civil and criminal dockets. The Sheets have been kept in numerical order (with gaps). They are not necessarily in chronological order. The Alphabetical Index Cards for the District Court provide an entry into the Docket Sheets by the name of the party first listed in the case, normally the plaintiff. Docket Sheets include a docket number assigned to the case, the names of the parties involved and their attorneys, the nature of the case and brief remarks about actions taken by the court. The Docket Number Index Cards for the Court of Appeals includes the names of the parties involved, the judges, and the citations to published opinions. This series also includes a small amount of biographical material about Kent.
Cass County, 1941-1973
The Cass County series, 1941-1973 and undated (0.5 linear feet), contains notes and manuscripts Fox wrote on various topics related to Cass County history and archaeology. The "Cass County Archaeology" folders are the largest in the series, and include maps, drawings, and correspondence, in addition to Fox's writing. The "Cass County Historical Society" folder includes meeting minutes (some added after Fox's death by the holder of the papers) as well as a brief historical sketch of the society.