Gilbert A. Harrison Papers 1901-1966 (bulk 1934-1936)

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Gilbert A. Harrison Papers 1901-1966 (bulk 1934-1936)

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The Gilbert A. Harrison Papers contain correspondence, typescripts, publications, and newspapers collected by Gilbert Harrison, an alumnus of UCLA. The majority of the materials pertain to two controversies at UCLA - the suspension of five student leaders for suspected "radical" activity and contention over Harrison's role as editor of the . The collection also contains materials from former UC faculty such as George Cox, Kate Gordon, Ernest Moore, and Robert Sproul. California Daily Bruin

1 document box (.25 linear foot); 1 oversize box

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Harrison, Gilbert A.

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Gilbert A. Harrison was born in Detroit on May 18, 1915, one of three children to Samuel and Mabel Wolfe Harrison. He earned a B.A. degree in psychology from UCLA in 1937 and went on to serve in the U.S. Army in World War II. Following the war, in 1948, Harrison became national chairman of the American Veterans Committe. In 1953, with his wife, Anne Blaine, he purchased The New Republic, where he served as publisher and editor until 1974. Harrison was the author of two books, A Timeless Affair: ...