A weekly column in the West Branch Times informing the local area about activities at Scattergood

An article from the West Branch Times showing the large number of visitors that Scattergood received.

Refugee children playing with the hostel's dinner bell.

An article from the Des Moines Register that shows that the newspaper tried to get political statements from the refugees.

The Deutsch family reading a book together. From left to Right: Rosie, Michael, Emil, and Hannah Deutsch

This picture is of the deplorable conditions on the SS Navemar, a ship that transported refugees to the United States.

A letter from the American Friends Service Committee to the Des Moines Register. It is thanking them for their aid in alleviating the rumors that Scattergood was a Fifth Column Institution.

A photo of Ruth Carter, a staff member at the Scattergood Hostel