Correspondence of Franklin Hichborn, 1925-1955.

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Correspondence of Franklin Hichborn, 1925-1955.

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The group includes six letters of Franklin Hichborn and fellow historian Andrae Nordskog. In the letters, Hichborn and Nordskog discuss Hichborn's political writings, political corruption in California, Hiram Johnson, Ernest E. Debs, telephone company corruption and a measure Nordskog was trying to bring before the Los Angeles City Council regarding telephone rates. There are also two reviews of Madison Grant's book The conquest of a continent : or expansion of races in America. One of these items is a negative review by Richard E. Gutstadt of the Anti-Defamation League, the other is a positive review of the book by Franklin Hichborn.

6 letters, also 2 printed items.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), originally Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, was founded in Chicago in 1913 to fight antisemitism and other forms of bigotry and discrimination. In 2009, ADL became independent of B’nai B’rith and changed its name to Anti-Defamation League. Its activities include investigation and documentation of antisemitism, extremism, and other forms of hate in the United States; and litigation, education, and policy advocacy regarding the subjects of antisemitism, ext...

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Hichborn, Franklin, 1869-1963

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Franklin Hichborn, historian, writer and lecturer on politics, was born in California in 1869. He was editor of the San Jose Herald as well as the author of several publications regarding political corruption in California including The system : as uncovered by the San Francisco graft prosecution, which was published in 1913. From the description of Correspondence of Franklin Hichborn, 1925-1955. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 12244...

Gutstadt, Richard E., approximately 1889-

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Nordskog, Andrae B.

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Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

Grant, Madison, 1865-1937

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