Burnham, James, 1905-1987

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American author and journalist; senior editor, National Review, 1955-1977.

From the description of James Burnham papers, 1928-1983. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458496

Biography

  • 1905 Nov. 22: Born, Chicago, Illinois
  • 1929 - 1942 : Professor of Philosophy, New York University
  • 1929 - 1933 : Co-editor, Symposium
  • 1931: Co-author (with Philip Wheelwright), Introduction to Philosophical Analysis
  • 1941: Author, The Managerial Revolution
  • 1943: Author, The Machiavellians
  • 1947: Author, The Struggle for the World
  • 1948: Author, The Case for De Gaulle (with Andre Malraux)
  • c. 1949 - 1953 : Consultant, Central Intelligence Agency
  • 1950: Author, The Coming Defeat of Communism
  • 1953: Author, Containment or Liberation?
  • 1954: Author, The Web of Subversion
  • 1955 - 1977 : Editorial Board, National Review
  • 1959: Author, Congress and the American Tradition
  • 1964: Author, Suicide of the West
  • 1967: Author, The War We Are In
  • 1987 July 28: Died, Kent, Connecticut

From the guide to the James Burnham Papers, 1928-1983, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Diggins, John P. John P. Diggins letters received, 1969-1989. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Socialist Workers Party records, 1914-1980 Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn John P. Diggins papers, 1966-2008 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Cochran, Bert, 1913-1984. Papers, 1935-[ca. 1978] (bulk 1935-1955). Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Cannon, James Patrick, 1890-1974. Papers, 1919-1975. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wheelwright, John, 1897-1940. Papers, 1920-1940, Part II (Bullock-Levine). Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
referencedIn Novack, George Edward. George Edward Novack and Evelyn Reed papers, 1933-1992. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn William A. Rusher Papers, 1940-1989, (bulk 1968-1988) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Socialist Workers Party records, 1914-1980 Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Boris Souvarine papers, 1915-1984 (inclusive), 1940-1984 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Diggins, John P. John P. Diggins papers, 1966-2008. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Leon Trotsky exile papers, 1929-1940. Houghton Library
referencedIn Ruth Fischer papers, 1925-1961 (inclusive) 1940-1961 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn John P. Diggins letters received, 1969-1989 Hoover Institution Archives
creatorOf Burnham, James, 1905-1987. James Burnham papers, 1928-1983. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Bert Cochran Papers, Bulk, 1935-1955, 1935-1978, (Bulk 1935-1955) Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Dwyer, John, socialist. Papers, 1922-1950. Wayne State University
creatorOf James Burnham Papers, 1928-1983 Hoover Institution Archives
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Cannon, James Patrick, 1890-1974. person
associatedWith Cochran, Bert, 1913-1984. person
associatedWith Congress for Cultural Freedom. corporateBody
associatedWith Diggins, John P. person
associatedWith Diggins, John P. person
correspondedWith Dwyer, John, socialist. person
correspondedWith Fischer, Ruth, 1895- person
associatedWith Novack, George Edward. person
associatedWith Rusher, William A., 1923-2011. person
associatedWith Socialist Workers Party. Minnesota Section. corporateBody
associatedWith Socialist Workers Party. Minnesota Section. corporateBody
correspondedWith Souvarine, Boris. person
correspondedWith Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 person
associatedWith Wheelwright, John, 1897-1940. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
Subject
Anti-communist movements
Anti-communist movements
Communism
Communism
Conservatism
Conservatism
Political science
World politics
World politics
Occupation
Journalists
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Birth 1905-11-22

Death 1987-07-28

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