Dodd, Martha, 1908-1990
Variant namesAuthor and political exile. Full name Martha Eccles Dodd. Born, 1908; died, 1990.
From the description of Papers of Martha Dodd, 1898-1990 (bulk 1950-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71072348
Biographical Note
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1908, Oct. 8:
Born, Ashland, Va. -
1930:
Graduated, University of Chicago,Chicago, Ill. -
1931 -1933 :Assistant literary editor, Chicago Tribune,Chicago, Ill. -
1932, Mar.:
Married George B. Roberts (divorced 1934) -
1933 -1937 :Berlin Germany Moved to Berlin with family and father, William E. Dodd, upon his appointment as United States ambassador to Germany -
1938, Sept.13:
Married Alfred K. Stern -
1939:
Publication of Through Embassy Eyes (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 382 pp.) -
1941:
Publication of Ambassador Dodd's Diary (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 464 pp.) -
1945:
Publication of Sowing the Wind (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. 311 pp.) -
1953:
Fled to Mexico City, Mexico, while under investigation by the Justice Department on charges of having participated in Soviet espionage operations. -
1955:
Publication of The Searching Light (New York: Citadel Press. 345 pp.) -
1957:
Prague, Czechoslovakia Emigrated to Prague, Czechoslovakia Indicted in absentia by United States federal grand jury for participation in Soviet espionage operations -
1962:
Emigrated to Havana, Cuba -
1968:
Returned to Prague, Czechoslovakia -
1979:
Indictment charges dismissed by United States federal district court -
1990, Aug. 10:
Died, Prague, Czechoslovakia
From the guide to the Martha Dodd Papers, 1898-1990, (bulk 1950-1990), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Papers of Shirley Graham Du Bois, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977. Papers, 1865-1998 (inclusive), 1905-1975 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Wisdom, William B. William B. Wisdom collection of Thomas Wolfe. 1909-1959. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Lillian B. Gilkes Papers, 1900-1976 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Thomas J. Dodd Papers, undated, 1919-1971. | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center. | |
| creatorOf | Martha Dodd Papers, 1898-1990, (bulk 1950-1990) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | William Edward Dodd Papers, 1895-1955, (bulk 1900-1940) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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