Farmer, Fyke

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Lawyer and activist.

From the description of Fyke Farmer papers, 1875-1997 (bulk 1945-1953). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71073561

Biographical Note

  • 1901, Nov. 25: Born, Cedar Hill, Tenn.
  • 1923: B.A., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
  • 1925: Law degree, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
  • circa 1925: Lawyer with the firm of Bass, Berry, and Sims, Nashville, Tenn.
  • 1928: Married Fanny Leake
  • 1936: Began law firm of Farmer, Denney, and Leftwich, Nashville, Tenn.
  • 1950: Delegate, World Constituent Assembly, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1953: Worked to overturn the espionage conviction of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
  • 1997, May 23: Died, Nashville, Tennessee

From the guide to the Fyke Farmer Papers, 1875-1997, (bulk 1945-1953), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn J. B. Matthews Papers, 1862-1986 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Campaign for World Government. Records of the Chicago office, 1937-1995 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Fyke Farmer Papers, 1875-1997, (bulk 1945-1953) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886-1960. Papers, 1894-1960 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Blaine, Anita McCormick. Correspondence and papers, 1828-1958. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn World Government News, Inc. records, 1943-1952, 1946-1951 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Campaign for World Government (Organization). Campaign for World Government records, 1937-1985. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf World Government News, Inc. World Government News, Inc. records, 1943-1952, bulk (1946-1951). New York Public Library System, NYPL
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correspondedWith Appel, Ethel Rosenberg person
associatedWith Blaine, Anita McCormick. person
correspondedWith Bloch, Emanuel H. person
associatedWith Campaign for World Government (Organization) corporateBody
correspondedWith Edelman, Irwin person
correspondedWith Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 person
associatedWith Greenglass, David, 1922- person
associatedWith Hudson, Manley Ottmer, 1886- person
associatedWith Kaufman, Irving R. (Irving Robert), 1910-1992 person
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
correspondedWith Perlin, Marshall, 1920-1998 person
correspondedWith Plotkin, Norman A. person
associatedWith Rosenberg, Ethel, 1915-1953 person
associatedWith Rosenberg, Julius, 1918-1953 person
associatedWith Sobell, Morton person
associatedWith World Government News, Inc. corporateBody
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