Papers, 1888-1971.

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Papers, 1888-1971.

The papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, manuscripts, biographical materials, printed materials, photographs and research notes. There are materials on the Rosenberg trial and the grand jury indictment against Jack and Myra Sobel. Writings include an unpublished article, "The Red Spy Network in America," and articles for the New York World-Telegram, Life and Fortune. Correspondents include Solon De Leon, Granville Hicks, and Frederick Waltman. Research files deal with trade-unions, communism and espionage activities and the development of U.S. leftist parties. The photographs include pictures of Stalin, Lenin, Molotov and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

16 linear ft. (8 file drawers)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7584892

Churchill County Museum

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Frank, Nelson 1906-1974.

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Nelson Frank (1906-1974) was a journalist, anit-communist, a special agent with U.S. Naval Intelligence, an invetigator for the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee,and a bibliophile. He was a writer, labor editor and columnist for the New York World Telegram (1944-1955) where his article concerning the Duclos letter, which contributed to the ouster of Earl Browder, Communist Party USA head, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Much of his work concerned espionage and Soviet spy activities. As a...

Hicks, Granville, 1901-1982

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Hicks was a literary critic, novelist and teacher (1901-1982). He graduated from Harvard University, studied for the ministry and joined the Communist Party in 1934. He was the literary editor of the New masses and applied Marxist criticism to American literature in his writings. He broke with the Party in 1939 and in the 1950s testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities against the Party. Arvin (1900-1963) was also educated at Harvard University and taught at Smith College fr...

De Leon, Solon, 1883-

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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Wlatman, Frederick.

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Lenin, V. I.

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Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986

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Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

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Political leader of the Soviet Union. From the description of Statement of Joseph Stalin, 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 748677730 ...