Fyke Farmer Papers 1875-1997 (bulk 1945-1953)

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Fyke Farmer Papers 1875-1997 (bulk 1945-1953)

Lawyer and activist. Correspondence, court documents and legal papers, speech material, writings, notes, press clippings, journal articles, and other material concerning mainly Farmer's legal work and interest in the espionage case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

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