Oral History of the American Left. Interviews by filmmakers. Oral histories, 1976-1981.

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Oral History of the American Left. Interviews by filmmakers. Oral histories, 1976-1981.

The collection consists of sound recordings of interviews conducted for documentary films on the history of American radicalism. Subjects include American anarchism, American communism, the Hollywood black list, the Columbia University student strike of 1968 and others. Most interviews are on tape; some are in transcript only.

259 interviews.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7585517

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Shappes, Morris.

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