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INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN FACED WITH INCREASING NUMBERS OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS. THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES POLICY CHANGES IN AUSTRALIA, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY. INDUSTRIALIZED STATES ARE WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT BECOME UNWILLING HOSTS TO MASSIVE FLOWS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS. THE NEW POLICIES HAVE CHALLENGES IN DOMESTIC COURTS, FROM OTHER STATES, OF PUBLIC OPINION, AND, ULTIMATELY, OF EFFECTIVENESS.

Describes the Louise W. Holborn archives which contain the papers of an historian of Twentieth century refugee problems. Louise W. Holborn (1898-1975) is best known for 2 extensive histories on important refugee organizations: the International Refugee Organization and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. After fleeing Nazi Germany in1933, she received her MA (1936) and PhD (1938) from Radcliffe College. Traces her career. The archives present a wealth of 'grey material' on refugee issues and organizations dating back to WW1 although most of the material is from postWW2. Describes the organization of the collection.