Emmet, Christopher

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1901
Death 1974
Gender:
Male

Biographical notes:

Chairman, American Friends of the Captive Nations; executive vice president, American Council on Germany; officer and organizer of other anti-Nazi and anti-communist organizations.

From the description of Christopher Temple Emmet papers, 1913-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754870101

Biographical Note

1900, March 18 Born, New York City 1919 1920 Attended Harvard University 1920's Attended University of Freiburg 1938 Secretary, Volunteer Christian Committee to Boycott Nazi Germany 1940 Chairman, Committee to Aid Britain by Reciprocal Trade Vice president, France Forever Member, executive committee, Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies 1942 Moderator, Foreign Affairs Round Table, Station WEVD, New York 1945 Chairman, Committee Against Mass Expulsions 1946 Treasurer, Committee for a Fair Trial for Draja Mihailovich Member, board of trustees, Freedom House 1947 Organizer, Committee for a Just Peace with Italy Member, board of directors, Common Cause 1951 Executive vice president, American Council on Germany Member, board of directors, International Rescue Committee 1955 Member, executive committee, American Friends of Vietnam 1956 Chairman, American Friends of the Captive Nations 1958 Vice chairman, Emergency Committee for U.N. Action on Hungary 1959 Delegate, Atlantic Congress, London 1974 Died

From the guide to the Christopher Temple Emmet Jr. papers, 1913-1974, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Anti
  • Anti-communist movements
  • Anti-communist movements
  • Communism

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

  • Germany (as recorded)
  • Germany. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration