Joseph R. Starobin and Robert S. Starobin papers, 1945-1976.

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Joseph R. Starobin and Robert S. Starobin papers, 1945-1976.

Papers and research materials. For Joseph Starobin, materials include press clippings from his years as foreign editor for the Daily Worker (1945-1954), among them scrapbooks about Earl Browder and Arnold Beichman, as well as other materials about Communism in America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. For Robert Starobin, materials include his research notes on African American slavery. The collection also contains 1960s-era leftist publications and ephemera, especially on the subjects of student protest and university reform (primarily at UC Berkeley, Cornell, and UW Madison), the Civil Rights movement, Black Power movement, and the Vietnam War.

31.5 linear feet.

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Starobin, Joseph R. (Joseph Robert), 1913-1976

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Biography Joseph R. Starobin (1913-1976) and his son, Robert S. Starobin (1939-1971) each played significant roles in the radical movements of their times, the so-called Old Left and New Left. Joseph Starobin, born of a White Russian Jewish family in New York City, grew up among Socialists and became radicalized during the Great Depression. He was the foreign editor of the Daily Worker from 1945-1954, In 1951, on the Communist Par...

Beichman, Arnold.

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American journalist and author. From the description of Arnold Beichman papers, 1932-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872386 ...

Starobin, Robert S., 1939-1971.

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Biography Joseph R. Starobin (1913-1976) and his son, Robert S. Starobin (1939-1971) each played significant roles in the radical movements of their times, the so-called Old Left and New Left. Joseph Starobin, born of a White Russian Jewish family in New York City, grew up among Socialists and became radicalized during the Great Depression. He was the foreign editor of the Daily Worker from 1945-1954, In 1951, on the Communist Par...

Browder, Earl, 1891-1973

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Earl Russell Browder (1891-1973) was General Secretary of the Communist party of the United States during the height of its popularity, in the 1930s and 1940s and twice represented the Party as its candidate for President. Earl Browder was born on May 20, 1891, in Wichita, Kansas. He was the son of William Browder and Martha Jane Hankins Browder. His father was a teacher and farmer who was avidly Populist. Earl Browder had little formal education and went to work to help support the family. At t...

MacKay, Rachael Starobin.

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