Guide to the Arnold Johnson Papers, 1926-1989

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Guide to the Arnold Johnson Papers, 1926-1989

1926-1989

Arnold Johnson was a long-time Communist Party USA official. In 1932, he received a B.A. in Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and helped to organized Sherwood Eddy's "American Seminar in Europe." Later in life, he was a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union New Mobilization against the War in Vietnam. This collection consists of the personal papers of Arnold Johnson, and chiefly consists of course materials, speeches and statements, articles (primarily published in newspapers and Communist Party publications), correspondence, clippings, flyers and brochures, handwritten notes, photographs, and memorabilia spanning the years 1926-1989, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1951-1979.

6.75 Linear Feet in 5 record cartons, 1 manuscript box, and 1 oversize box.

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