Vivian Mae Leighton Papers 1953-1955

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Vivian Mae Leighton Papers 1953-1955

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Leighton, Vivian Mae, 1910-

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Vivian Mae Leighton (b. March 5, 1910) was a U.S. citizen employed by the United Nations, beginning in 1946, and was also apparently an alumnus of Brown University. In 1955, she submitted her replies to a questionnaire from the International Organizations Loyalty Board, established by Executive Order 10422 [c.a. 1953], pertaining to the employment of U.S. citizens by international organizations, notably the United Nations. From the guide to the Vivian Mae Leighton Papers, 1953-1955, ...

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...