Guide to the Alfred F. Young Papers, 1930s-1960s
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Young, Alfred
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Alfred Young was apparently a Communist who taught at the Communist Party USA's Jefferson School of Social Science (New York, N.Y.). He may have also been a PhD. and member of the American Association of University Professors Academic Freedom Committee, as his Papers followed theirs in the last box of their records when they were initially received. From the guide to the Alfred Young Papers, 1930s-1960s, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) Epithet: Lieutenant; RN ...
Young, Marilyn Blatt
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