Whitaker, Robert, 1863-1944
Variant namesRobert Whitaker was a Baptist minister in Los Gatos, California. He was politically active in many issues including socialism, communism, pacifism, the labor movement, and the American Civil Liberties Union. He was also a prolific author of articles and poetry contributed to liberal religious and labor journals. He was once arrested under the Criminal Syndicalism Act for participating in a pacifist assembly, and later worked to free from prison Tom Mooney, a labor activist. Whitaker was married to Claire Whitaker and counted among his friends and collegues Upton Sinclair, Jack London, Fanny Bixby Spencer, John Haynes Holmes, and Anna Louise Strong.
From the description of Robert W. Whitaker Collection, 1885-1969. (Graduate Theological Union). WorldCat record id: 54539620
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| creatorOf | Whitaker, Robert, 1863-1944. Robert W. Whitaker Collection, 1885-1969. | Graduate Theological Union, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library | |
| referencedIn | Poets Garden records, 1876-1971 | USC Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Johnson, Newell. Papers, 1934-1940. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Schneiderman Darcy Defense Committee. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, n.d. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Le Prade, Ruth. Poets Garden records, 1876-1971. | University of Southern California, USC Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Bland, Henry Mead, 1863-1931. Letter, 1918, June 29, Los Angeles, California [to] Mr. Edwin Markham, New York City. / Walter B. Lowenstein. | Wagner College, Horrmann Library |
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| associatedWith | American Civil Liberties Union -- History. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bland, Henry Mead, 1863-1931. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | Johnson, Newell. | person |
| correspondedWith | Le Prade, Ruth | person |
| associatedWith | Le Prade, Ruth. | person |
| associatedWith | London, Jack, 1876-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | Mooney, Tom. | person |
| associatedWith | Schneiderman Darcy Defense Committee. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Spencer, Fanny Bixby. | person |
| associatedWith | Strong, Anna Louise, 1885-1970. | person |
| associatedWith | Whitaker, Claire. | person |
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| California |
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| Religion |
| Baptists |
| Communism and Christianity |
| Christian socialism |
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| Criminal syndicalism |
| Labor |
| Pacifism |
| Poetry |
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Birth 1863
Death 1944
