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1Title:  Council of International Programs Records     
 Creator:  Council of International Programs 
 Dates:  1967-1979 
 Abstract:  The Council of International Programs (f. 1956) was founded by Henry B. Ollendorff (1907-1979) of Cleveland, Ohio, as an exchange for youth leaders, teachers, and social workers. It hoped to deepen understanding between countries by giving participants intimate knowledge of another country and to improve social work through a professional exchange of knowledge. Approximately 500 participants from over 100 countries live with host families for six weeks each year. Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit are among the sites of host families in the United States. The collection consists of a transcript of an oral history interview with Henry Ollendorff, an evaluation of the program by the Case Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Science, and various printed materials related to the program. 
 Call #:  MS 4150 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Council of International Programs. | Exchange of persons programs, American. | Social service exchanges. | Evaluation research (Social action programs)
 
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2Title:  Henry B. Ollendorff Papers     
 Creator:  Ollendorff, Henry B. 
 Dates:  1942-1984 
 Abstract:  Henry B. Ollendorff (1906-1979) was a German-born and -trained lawyer who took up social work after coming to the United States to escape Nazi Germany. Head social worker at the Friendly Inn Social Settlement in 1943 and executive director of the Neighborhood Settlement Association from 1948-1963, Ollendorff founded the Cleveland International Program, which grew into the Council of International Programs, formally established in 1956 as a social worker exchange program designed to promote international understanding. In the next 22 years, the program brought to the U.S. representatives from 105 countries. In 1978, trustees of the Council established a foundation in Ollendorff's name to continue his efforts toward world peace and friendship. The collection consists of biographical materials, speeches, drafts of speeches, correspondence, clippings, and a 1982 annual report of the Council of International Programs. The collection is useful for understanding Ollendorff's work with the council and his political views on a variety of contemporary issues. 
 Call #:  MS 4324 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Ollendorff, Henry B. 1906-1979. | Council of International Programs. | Cleveland International Program. | Social workers, Interchange of. | Exchange of persons programs.
 
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3Title:  Henry B. Ollendorff Papers, Series II     
 Creator:  Ollendorff, Henry B. 
 Dates:  1925-2007 
 Abstract:  Henry B. Ollendorff (1906-1979) was a German-born and -trained lawyer who took up social work after coming to the United States to escape Nazi Germany. Head social worker at the Friendly Inn Social Settlement in 1943 and executive director of the Neighborhood Settlement Association from 1948-1963, Ollendorff founded the Cleveland International Program, which grew into the Council of International Programs, formally established in 1956 as a social worker exchange program designed to promote international understanding. In the next 22 years, the Cleveland International Program brought social workers from 105 countries to the United States. In 1978, trustees of the Council established a foundation in Ollendorff's name to continue his efforts toward world peace and friendship. The collection consists of an affidavit, annual reports, awards, birth records, certificates, college degrees, correspondence, forms, legal documents, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notes, obituaries, pamphlets, press releases, proclamations, programs, reference letters, reports, school records, scrapbooks, speech/lecture texts, summaries, and writings. 
 Call #:  MS 5154 
 Extent:  1.41 linear feet (2 containers, 1 overisze folder, and 2 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland International Program | Council of International Fellowship | Council of International Programs | Exchange of persons programs | Ollendorff, Henry B. 1906-1979 | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Student exchange programs
 
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4Title:  Henry B. Ollendorff Photographs     
 Creator:  Ollendorff, Henry B. 
 Dates:  1947-2005 
 Abstract:  Henry B. Ollendorff (1906-1979) was a German-born and -trained lawyer who took up social work after coming to the United States to escape Nazi Germany. Head social worker at the Friendly Inn Social Settlement in 1943 and executive director of the Neighborhood Settlement Association in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1948-1963, Ollendorff founded the Cleveland International Program, which grew into the Council of International Programs, formally established in 1956 as a social worker exchange program designed to promote international understanding. In the next 22 years, the Cleveland International Program brought social workers from 105 countries to the United States. In 1978, trustees of the Council established a foundation in Ollendorff's name to continue his efforts toward world peace and friendship. The collection consists of 102 color prints, 93 black and white prints, 171 35mm slides, and 4 strips of 35mm color negatives (16 images) for a total of 382 images. 
 Call #:  PG 588 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland International Program | Council of International Fellowship | Council of International Programs | Exchange of persons programs | Ollendorff, Henry B. 1906- 1979 | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Student exchange programs
 
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