Herbert Aptheker papers, 1842-2005, (bulk 1934-2002).

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Herbert Aptheker papers, 1842-2005, (bulk 1934-2002).

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Correspondence (1934-2002), manuscripts, personal diaries, publications, research files, ephemera, and books relating to Aptheker's lifelong work fighting racism against African Americans and in support of the American Communist Party. The research files relate primarily to African American history, with some material on American Labor/Radical History. Accession 2009-240 (1 print box), contains an addition of two posters, correspondence, articles, and clippings.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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