Reminiscences of Samuel Dickstein : oral history, 1950.

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Reminiscences of Samuel Dickstein : oral history, 1950.

Early 20th-century New York politics; House Un-American Activities Committee; Dickstein Nationality Act and immigration.

Transcript: 74 leaves.

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