Reminiscences of William Sennett : oral history, 1982.

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Reminiscences of William Sennett : oral history, 1982.

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Childhood in Chicago; early politics: Young Communist League, 1931, Communist Party, 1935; experiences in Spanish Civil War; organizer for Meat Packers Union; army service in World War II; Communist Party organizer; general manager of CHICAGO STAR; recollections of Cold War, revelations of Twentieth Party Congress in 1956; disillusionment and break with Communist Party, 1958; founder of truck leasing company, its growth and success; views on women's rights, marriage, communism, democracy, Soviet Union and Israel.

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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