Melita Norwood papers 1903-2003

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Melita Norwood papers 1903-2003

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Letters, notes, interview summaries, biographical and genealogical data, personal documents, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Soviet nuclear research espionage in Great Britain, the communist movement in Great Britain, and family affairs. Includes papers of Hilary Norwood, husband of Melita Norwood.

0.8 Linear feet; 2 manuscript boxes

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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Norwood, Hilary, 1910-1985.

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Norwood, Melita, 1912-2005

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Soviet espionage agent in Great Britain. From the description of Melita Norwood papers, 1903-2003. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865102 Biographical Note Melita Norwood was a Soviet spy in England for nearly forty years; her role as an atomic spy was especially important during the cold war years. Originally a labor organizer and later secretary to the director of the British Non-Ferrous Metals Research As...