Thomas F. O'Dea papers, 1940-1972.

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Thomas F. O'Dea papers, 1940-1972.

The Thomas O'Dea papers span the full breadth of his professional career. There are a few newspaper clippings and other papers concerning his activities as a young communist leader in 1940 but the substantial portion of the collection begins in the late 1940's with O'Dea's education at Harvard. The papers end in 1972.

22 linear ft. (44 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7385034

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