Lash, Joseph P., 1909-1987

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Birth 1909-12-02
Death 1987-08-22
English,

Biographical notes:

Joseph P. Lash (1909-1987), personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, was the author of several works on the Roosevelts. He was active in various youth organizations in the 1930s and 1940s, and worked as a United Nations correspondent and assistant editor of the New York Post. In 1972, Lash received the Pulitzer Prize for his book, Eleanor and Franklin, and later wrote the sequel titled The Years Alone.

From the description of Lash, Joseph P., 1909-1987 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581729

Writer, journalist.

Lash was a personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt and author of several books on the Roosevelts. He was active in youth organizations in the 1930s and 1940s.

From the description of Papers, 1934-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523682

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Subjects:

  • Civil war
  • Communism
  • Students
  • Judges
  • Peace movements
  • Student movements
  • Youth
  • Youth
  • Youth

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Journalists

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Kentucky--Harlan County (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)

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