Eugene Lyons papers, 1933-1967.

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Eugene Lyons papers, 1933-1967.

Collection comprises book manuscripts and correspondence of Eugene Lyons, a Rusian-born journalist and writer who was a student of Soviet affairs and communism. Manuscripts are primarily of published works, such as Assignment in Utopia and Our secret allies, as well as biographies of Herbert Hoover and David Sarnoff. Correspondence includes four folders of letters from prominent people, such as Semyon Budenni (a hero of the Russian revolution), Cecil B. DeMille, Lewis Gannett, Sir Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, Sinclair Lewis, Upton Sinclair, Joseph Stalin, and Harry Truman. Collection also includes an original corrected copy of Lyons' interview with Joseph Stalin dated November 22, 1930 and signed by Stalin.

3 linear ft. (2 containers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6953139

University of Oregon Libraries

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Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

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Political leader of the Soviet Union. From the description of Statement of Joseph Stalin, 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 748677730 ...

Budennyi, S. M. (Semen Mikhailovich), 1883-1973.

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Lyons, Eugene, 1898-1985

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American journalist and author; correspondent in the Soviet Union, 1928-1934; editor, Reader's Digest, 1946-1968; president, American Committee for the Liberation of the Peoples of Russia, 1951-1952. From the description of Eugene Lyons papers, 1919-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872158 Eugene Lyons (1898-1985) was Russian-born journalist and writer who was associated with Tass News Agency, American mercury, The pageant, and Reader's digest. A student of Soviet affa...

Sarnoff, David

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Ethel Lippman was born on Oct. 12, 1892 and was a friend of David Sarnoff's youth. Her parents supposedly objected to their marriage because they viewed Sarnoff as just a wireless clerk with no prospects. Instead, she married Martin Lippman, a New York lawyer. Lippman's and Sarnoff's sons attended Andover together. Ethel Lippman corresponded with Sarnoff until his final illness. She died on Sept. 17, 1987. From the description of Correspondence between David Sarnoff and Ethel Lippman...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...