Allen Weinstein papers, 1948-2004.

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Allen Weinstein papers, 1948-2004.

Correspondence, writings, conference proceedings, printed matter, photocopies of government documents, and sound recordings, relating to promotion of democratic institutions outside the United States; to Soviet espionage in the United States, especially the cases of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Alger Hiss; and to the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II. Includes research material used for the books by Allen Weinstein, Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case (New York, 1978) and The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America (New York, 1999). Sound use copies of sound recordings available.

170 ms. boxes, 1 oversize box.

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