O'Connor, Harvey, 1897-1987
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Harvey O'Connor was born March 29, 1897 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended high school in Tacoma, Washington. During the period from 1918-1924 Mr. O'Connor did editoral work in Seattle. From 1924-1927 he was assistant editor of Locomotive Engineers Journal in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. O'Connor was a bureau manager for Federated Press from 1927-1930. And from 1935-1937 he was managing editor of People's Press. He was also editor of Ken from 1937-1938 in Chicago. Mr. O'Connor has been active in the following organizations: Pittsburgh Civil Liberties Committee, board member, 1932-1936; Chicago Civil Liberties Committee,vice-chairman, 1937-1944; Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, chairman, 1954-1963; National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee, chairman,1963; and City Club of Chicago, member of board of governors, 1938-1944. Mr. O'Connor has written the following books plus a number of articles: Mellon's Millions, 1933; Steel-Dictaor, 1935; The Guggenheims, 1937; The Astors, 1941; History of Oil Workers International Union, 1950; The Empire of Oil, 1955; World Crisis in Oil, 1961; Revolution in Seattle, 1963. He has also written pamphlets for Union for DemOcratic Control, London, England. In addition, from 1957-1960 he served on the editorial advisory board of Nation. In 1954 Mr. O'Connor was cited for contempt in the McCarthy investigation. He was convicted but the decision was reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals. In 1958 he refused to respond to a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee and was cited for contempt and then indicted, but was never brought to trial. He died September 1987, of heart failure after a long illness at his home in Little Compton, R.I.
Harvey O'Connor was born March 29, 1897 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended high school in Tacoma, Washington. During the period from 1918-1924 Mr. O'Connor did editoral work in Seattle. From 1924-1927 he was assistant editor of Locomotive Engineers Journal in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. O'Connor was a bureau manager for Federated Press from 1927-1930. And from 1935-1937 he was managing editor of People's Press. He was also editor of Ken from 1937-1938 in Chicago. Mr. O'Connor has been active in the following organizations: Pittsburgh Civil Liberties Committee, board member, 1932-1936; Chicago Civil Liberties Committee,vice-chairman, 1937-1944; Emergency Civil Liberties Committee, chairman, 1954-1963; National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee, chairman,1963; and City Club of Chicago, member of board of governors, 1938-1944. Mr. O'Connor has written the following books plus a number of articles: Mellon's Millions, 1933; Steel-Dictaor, 1935; The Guggenheims, 1937; The Astors, 1941; History of Oil Workers International Union, 1950; The Empire of Oil, 1955; World Crisis in Oil, 1961; Revolution in Seattle, 1963. He has also written pamphlets for Union for DemOcratic Control, London, England. In addition, from 1957-1960 he was on the editorial advisory board of Nation. In 1954 Mr. O'Connor was cited for contempt in the McCarthy investigation. He was convicted but the decision was reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals. In 1958 he refused to respond to a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee and was cited for contempt and then indicted, but was never brought to trial. He died September 1987, of heart failure after a long illness at his home in Little Compton, R.I.
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