American Legion Willard Straight Post records, 1944-1971.

ArchivalResource

American Legion Willard Straight Post records, 1944-1971.

Collection consists of the papers of Irving M. Engel as member and commander of Willard Straight Post.

1 linear foot (1 box)

Related Entities

There are 13 Entities related to this resource.

Taylor, Telford, 1908-1998

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6zd8vx4 (person)

Telford Taylor (born February 24, 1908, Schenectady, New York – died May 23, 1998, Manhattan, New York), American lawyer and professor. Taylor was known for his role as lead counsel in the prosecution of war criminals after World War II, his opposition to McCarthyism in the 1950s, and his outspoken criticism of American actions during the Vietnam War. With the US Army, Taylor served with the Military Intelligence Corps during WWII, and reached the rank of brigadier general in 1946, following ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities (1934-1975)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68b1wv3 (corporateBody)

From 1934 to 1937 The U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities began as the Special Committee on Un-American Activities and was also known as the McCormack-Dickstein Committee. The Dies Committee, was created on May 26, 1938, with the approval of House Resolution 282, which authorized the Speaker of the House to appoint a special committee of seven members to investigate un-American activities in the United States, domestic diffusion of propaganda, and all other questions relating thereto...

Engel, Irving M...

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tt5j3d (person)

Johnson, Lewis.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tb21nd (person)

Straight, Michael Whitney.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v12kpp (person)

Art administrator, art collector; Washington, D.C. From the description of Michael Whitney Straight interview, [ca. 1971]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220190485 The donor, Michael Straight, grew up at Dartington Hall, Devonshire, England, an experimental community founded by his mother, Dorothy Whitney Straight and her second husband Leonard K. Elmhirst. The community included a progressive coeducational boarding school and a cluster of art centers. In the early 1930s, St...

American Legion. New York. Willard Straight Post No. 842 (New York, N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m954v8 (corporateBody)

The Willard Straight Post of the American Legion was established in 1920 in opposition to the philosophy expressed by the leaders of the newly organized National American Legion. From the description of American Legion Willard Straight Post records, 1944-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122626561 ...

Danfield, George.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sx774m (person)

American Veterans Committee

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68d3rq3 (corporateBody)

The American Veterans Committee (AVC) was an organization of American veterans that formed during World War II and disbanded in 2003. While many other veterans' groups represented veterans' interests during this period, AVC distinguished itself as an alternative veterans' organization with the motto "Citizens first, veterans second." Based in Washington, DC, with chapters across the country, the group advocated for peace and social justice for all Americans while also championing the needs of re...

Frank, Maurice J.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bp0wn3 (person)

Patrick, Luther.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ms4m3n (person)

Jessup, Philip C. (Philip Caryl), 1897-1986

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h425xs (person)

Judge, diplomat. From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419673 From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739696 From the description of Reminiscences of Philip Caryl Jessup : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). Wor...

Bush, Henry McComb

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh7ckg (person)

Rothschild, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1895-1986

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69g6g0h (person)