Colodny, Robert Garland

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Robert Colodny (1915-1997) fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. He returned to the U.S. in 1938 with a severe head injury. After his recovery Colodny served in the U.S. Army in Alaska during World War II. Colodny received his Ph.D. in history and philosophy in 1950 and joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh in 1959. In 1961, a Pennsylvania State representative accused Colodny of being a Communist sympathizer, jeopardizing his faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh. After a HUAC hearing and a University inquiry, Colodny was cleared and his position secured.

From the description of Papers, 1937-2002 (bulk 1960-1995). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476063615

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creatorOf Colodny, Robert Garland. Papers, 1937-2002 (bulk 1960-1995). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Gerassi, John. John Gerassi oral history collection, 1980. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf Campi, Louis A. World War II photograph album and scrapbook, 1941-1952 1941-1945. UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library
referencedIn Harriman, Manny. Manny Harriman video oral history collection, 1985-1987. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Guide to the John Gerassi Papers, 1979-1983, 2000s Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
creatorOf Hall, Claude C., 1896-1977. Claude C. Hall Papers 1918-1979. Western Washington University
referencedIn Guide to the Steve Nelson Papers, 1937-1991 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives [graphic] : small photograph collections. Churchill County Museum
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associatedWith Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Campi, Louis A. person
associatedWith Frank, Willard C. person
associatedWith Geiser, Carl. person
associatedWith Gerassi, John. person
associatedWith Hall, Claude C., 1896-1977. person
associatedWith Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. person
associatedWith Harriman, Manny. person
associatedWith Issar, A. person
associatedWith Landis, Arthur H., 1917-1986. person
associatedWith Nalimov, V. V. (Vasiliĭ Vasilʹevich), 1910- person
associatedWith Nelson, Steve, 1903- person
associatedWith Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Abraham Lincoln Battalion. corporateBody
associatedWith Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Brigada Internacional, XV. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Pittsburgh. corporateBody
associatedWith Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. corporateBody
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United States
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
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Birth 1915

Death 1997

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