Frank J. Donner papers 1897-1992

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Frank J. Donner papers 1897-1992

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1706

The papers consist of clippings, court documents, correspondence, publications, interview transcripts, writings, and other materials documenting the research, writing, and activism of Frank Donner. The collection includes a small amount of Donner's correspondence, multiple files documenting the activities of individuals who served as political informers, and subject files covering a range of political and social protest groups from the 1950s to the 1990s. The papers also hold a series of Donner's writings, including manuscripts from two unpublished books on the use of informers in the 1950s and of government malfeasance during the 1980s, as well as several unpublished articles.

38.5 linear feet

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351586

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Donner, Frank J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vn732x (person)

This collection contains the papers of Frank J. Donner, author of , an account of HUAC's abuse of power and its opposition. From the guide to the Frank J. Donner Papers, undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) Frank Donner was a lawyer, journalist, historian, and civil libertarian who was best known for his research and writings on government surveillance and the use of informers. Born in 1911 in Brooklyn, he received his undergraduate education and a mast...