Morford, Richard.
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Richard Morford (1903-1986), a Presbyterian minister trained at Union Theological Seminary, was the Executive Director (1946-1980) of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship. In 1950 Morford served a three-month jail term for refusing to turn over the NCASFs membership and financial records to the House Un-American Activities Committee, and from 1953-1963 he contested, successfully the claim by the Subversive Activities Control Board that the NCASF was a communist front organization.
From the description of Richard Morford biographical manuscripts, 1984-1986. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475015418
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creatorOf | Guide to the Richard Morford Papers, 1918-1986 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
creatorOf | National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (U.S.). Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1943-1946. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
referencedIn | Papers of Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth) Dreier, 1797-1968 (inclusive), 1897-1968 (bulk) | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America |
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associatedWith | Dreier, Mary E. (Mary Elisabeth), 1875-1963. |
associatedWith | Kahn, Kathy. |
associatedWith | National Council of American-Soviet Friendship (U.S.). |
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