Papers, 1937-1994 (bulk 1946-1975).

Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014

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Pete Seeger (1919-2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. As a member of the Weavers, Seeger was often heard on the radio in the early 1950s, most notably on their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene". In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes. A prolific songwriter, his best-known songs include "Where Have ...

Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-1990

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Cedric Belfrage, socialist, author, journalist, translator, and co-founder of the National Guardian, was born in London in 1904. His early career as a film critic began at Cambridge University, where he published his first article in Kinematograph Weekly (1924). In 1927 Belfrage went to Hollywood, where he was hired by the New York Sun and Film Weekly as a correspondent. Belfrage returned to London in 1930 as Sam Goldwyn's press agent. Lord Beaverbrook of the Sunday Express soon hir...

Rubinstein, Annette T. (Annette Teta), 1910-2007

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Rubinstein, Marxist educator, editor, writer, literary critic and political activist, was born in New York on April 12, 1910. She studied philosophy at Columbia University, completing her dissertation, Realistic Ethics, in 1934. Although often critical of its positions, Rubinstein was a member of the Communist Party from the 1930s into the 1950s. She was active in the American Labor Party and later became its Vice-Chairman for New York. In 1934 she began a long relationship with the...

Lawson, John Howard, 1894-1977

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John Howard Lawson (1894-1977) was a writer, and head of the Hollywood division of the American Communist Party. Lawson was born in New York City, New York in 1894. After studying at Williams College, he became a successful playwright. In 1928, Lawson moved to Hollywood where he wrote scripts for films such as The Ship for Shanghai, Bachelor Apartment, and Goodbye Love. In 1933, Lawson joined with Lester Cole and Samuel Ornitz to establish the Screen Writers Guild and was the organization's firs...

Humboldt, Charles

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Rubenstein, Jean.

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Magdoff, Harry

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Wilkerson, Yolanda.

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Sobell, Helen

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Helen Sobell was the wife of convicted atomic spy Morton Sobell. From the guide to the Helen Sobell Autobiographical Typescript: "Double Exposure", undated, (Tamiment Library / Wagner Archives) ...

Wilkerson, Doxey Alphonso, 1905-1993

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An African-American educator, Doxey A. Wilkerson, made significant contributions to early childhood education and teacher education for secondary school, especially with regard to minority and disadvantaged students. Wilkerson was a professor of education at Howard University from 1935-1943 and served as a research associate for the Carnegie Corporation study of the Negro in America, 1939-1940. He served as national vice president of the American Federation of Teachers (...

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

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W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. Educated at Fisk University, he did graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate. Du Bois became a professor of history, sociology and economics at Atlanta University. Due to his contributions in the African-American community he was seen as a member of a Black elite that supported some aspects ...

Uphaus, Willard E. (Willard Edwin), 1890-1983

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Aronson, James

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Materials written by or pertaining to W.E.B. Du Bois, collected by James Aronson, who was executive editor of the "National Guardian" from 1948 to 1967. From the description of James Aronson/W.E.B. Du Bois collection, 1946-1983. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 53085881 ...

Sobell, Morton, 1917-2018

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Morton Sobell (April 11, 1917 – December 26, 2018) was an American engineer who is known for having been convicted of spying for the Soviet Union when it was an ally of the United States during late World War II; he was charged as part of a conspiracy said to include Julius Rosenberg and his wife, and others. Sobell worked on military and government contracts with General Electric and Reeves Electronics in the 1940s, including during World War II. Sobell was tried and convicted of espionage in 1...

Ward, Harry Frederick, 1873-1966

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