Deportation hearing transcripts and records, 1939-1943.

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Deportation hearing transcripts and records, 1939-1943.

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Transcripts of the first and second deportation hearings of Harry Bridges. Bridges, a San Francisco labor leader and Australian citizen who entered the United States in 1920, underwent two failed deportation attempts between 1938 and 1945 for his alleged affiliation with the Communist Party. The collection also includes briefs, hearing opinions and appeal, and the court opinion regarding Bridges' petition for writ of habeas corpus.

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Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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SNAC Resource ID: 7112649

Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

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